Question

What are some examples of nitrogen fixing bacteria?

Answer 1

Nitrogen fixation:

1. It is the process by which nitrogen is taken in from the atmosphere and converted into other useful compounds.
2. It is done by nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
3. They fix atmospheric nitrogen into organic forms which are then used by plants as nutrients.

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria:

1. Specific prokaryotes carry out biological nitrogen fixation
2. Nitrogenase enzymes are used by them to convert nitrogen in the air to ammonia.
3. Examples of nitrogen-fixing bacteria are species of Bacillus, Azotobacter, Klebsiella, and Clostridium.