''Mesorhizobium tianshanense'', formerly known as ''Rhizobium tianshanense'',
is a
Gram negative
The gram (originally gramme; SI unit symbol g) is a unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one one thousandth of a kilogram.
Originally defined as of 1795 as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to th ...
species of bacteria found in the
root nodule
Root nodules are found on the roots of plants, primarily legumes, that form a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Under nitrogen-limiting conditions, capable plants form a symbiotic relationship with a host-specific strain of bacteria known a ...
s of many plant species. Its type strain is A-1BS (= CCBAU3306).
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LPSNType strain of ''Mesorhizobium tianshanense'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Phyllobacteriaceae
Bacteria described in 1995
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