Is nitrogen fixing in frankiaan aerobic or anaerobic process?

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Nitrogen fixation by Frankia is anaerobic as nitrogenase enzyme requires anaerobic conditions to function.

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Process of biogas production is aerobic process or anaerobic process? Bacteria involved in the process is aerobic or anaerobic?

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a	Free living aerobic nitrogen fixers	1	Anabaena and Nostoc
b	Anaerobic nitrogen fixers	2	Pseudomonas denitrificans and Thiobacillus denitrificans
c	Nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria	3	Nitrosomonas and Nitrococcus
d	Denitrifying bacteria	4	Azotobacter and Beijerinckia
e	Nitrifying bacteria	5	Rhodospirillum

Which process releases a greater amount of energy- aerobic or anaerobic respiration?

(A) Nitrobacter	(i) Free living aerobic nitrogen fixing organism
(B) Clostridium	(ii) Converts nitrite to nitrates
(C) Nitrosococcus	(iii) Converts ammonia to nitrite
(D) Azotobacter	(iv) Free living anaerobic nitrogen fixing organism

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