The complete and circular genome of nitrogen-fixing Mesorhizobium sp. AaZ17, isolated from the root nodule of Astragalus armatus growing in a lead- and zinc-abandoned mine in Morocco

In this study, we sequenced the genome of Mesorhizobium sp. strain AaZ16, a nitrogen-fixing rhizobial species isolated from the root nodules of Astragalus armatus growing wild in a lead- and zinc-rich mine tailings in the High Atlas, Morocco. This study reveals the genomic characteristics of the root microsymbiont.