Complete Genome Sequence of Mesorhizobium sophorae ICMP 19535 T , a Highly Specific, Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiont of New Zealand Endemic Sophora spp.

We report here the complete genome sequence of Mesorhizobium sophorae ICMP 19535T. This strain was isolated from Sophora microphylla root nodules and can nodulate and fix nitrogen with this host and also with Sophora prostrata, Sophora longicarinata, and Clianthus puniceus. The genome consists of 8.05 Mb.