Bdw. Jarvis et al., TRANSFER OF RHIZOBIUM-LOTI, RHIZOBIUM-HUAKUII, RHIZOBIUM-CICERI, RHIZOBIUM-MEDITERRANEUM, AND RHIZOBIUM-TIANSHANENSE TO MESORHIZOBIUM GEN-NOV, International journal of systematic bacteriology, 47(3), 1997, pp. 895-898
Reasons are advanced for removal of Rhizobium ciceri, Rhizobium huakui
i, Rhizobium loti, Rhizobium mediterraneum, and Rhizobium tianshanense
from the genus Rhizobium and for establishment of Mesorhizobium gen.
nov. for these species. A description of the genus Mesorhizobium and a
mended descriptions of Mesorhizobium ciceri, Mesorhizobium huakuii, Me
sorhizobium loti, Mesorhizobium mediterraneum, and Mesorhizobium tians
hanense are provided.