Revision of the taxonomic status of type strains of Mesorhizobium loti and reclassification of strain USDA 3471T as the type strain of Mesorhizobium erdmanii sp. nov. and ATCC 33669T as the type strain of Mesorhizobium jarvisii sp. nov.

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