Name the nitrogen-fixing bacteria present in root nodules of leguminous plants.

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Rhizobium

Rhizobium bacteria can be found in soil.

It lives in the root nodules of leguminous plants like beans and peas, with which it shares a symbiotic relationship.

It is involved in nitrogen fixation in leguminous plants.

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