Herbaspirillum
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Herbaspirillum is a genus of bacteria
, including the nitrogen fixing
Herbaspirillum lusitanum, which nodulates Phaseolus vulgaris.
Bacteria
Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals...
, including the nitrogen fixing
Nitrogen fixation
Nitrogen fixation is the natural process, either biological or abiotic, by which nitrogen in the atmosphere is converted into ammonia . This process is essential for life because fixed nitrogen is required to biosynthesize the basic building blocks of life, e.g., nucleotides for DNA and RNA and...
Herbaspirillum lusitanum, which nodulates Phaseolus vulgaris.