Name the microorganisms which can fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil.

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Nitrogen fixation is the process by which atmospheric inert nitrogen is converted into ammonia or nitrogen oxide. Bacteria are the component of biological nitrogen fixation; free living non-symbiotic soil bacteria carry out nitrogen fixation. It includes aerobic bacteria (Azotobacter spp), anaerobic bacteria (Clostridium spp), photosynthetic bacteria (Rhodospirillum spp), chemosynthetic bacteria (Thiobacillus spp) and blue green algae.

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