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Isolation of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria: Rhizobium and Azotobacter

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1. What benefit does the plant derive from the Rhizobium-clover alliance?
2. What benefit does the bacterium derive?

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The expert examines isolation of nitrogen-fixing bacteria for Rhizobium and Azotobacter.

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Rhizobia bacteria are nitrogen fixers. This means that they convert atmospheric nitrogen (N2), into a format that plants can easily absorb and use. In this sense, the bacteria essentially takes over a biochemical ...

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