Question

Are Rhizobium bacteria nitrifiers?

Answer 1

Rhizobium bacteria are nitrifiers:

1. Rhizobium forms a symbiotic association with leguminous plants.
2. They establish this connection with the help of enlarged multicellular structures called nodules on the root of the host plant.
3. Rhizobium is a nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
4. They are involved in nitrogen fixation (converting atmospheric nitrogen to a usable form by plants).
5. This could occur in aerobic or anaerobic conditions.