but only a few taxa of bacteria have evolved the capacity to convert atmospheric dinitrogen gas, N 2, into assimilable forms of nitrogen, a process known as biological nitrogen fixation.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology 30, 1003-1009 (1975). National Research Council. Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Research Challenges.Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1994. Postgate ...

Diazotrophs, special types of bacteria that occur in nature, have a unique ability to turn atmospheric nitrogen gas into ...

Autumn olive engages in a symbiotic relationship with Frankia bacteria in root nodules, the location where nitrogen fixation occurs. Previous research has demonstrated that autumn olive is capable of ...

When supplemental N is applied to soybean, the plants essentially “get lazy” because it is easier to take up the supplemental N than it is to establish a symbiotic relationship with soil microbes. For ...

Getting rid of the methane is great, but the story is even better because in the process some of these microbes are also able to “fix” nitrogen out of the air and use it as a key nutrient.

"The goal is to place genes into the crops' mitochondria and chloroplast, enabling them to generate sufficient energy to drive nitrogen fixation," Yang says. "This is a pretty cool piece of evidence.

T. haligoni — found in the Bedford Basin near Halifax that could help scientists better understand the health of the ocean.

This may also prevent it from fully engaging with beneficial bacteria. Our team of researchers has identified potential ...

In particular, he focused on the patterns and controls of nitrogen fixation in Panamanian tropical rainforests, demonstrating that some trees in the bean family can “tune” their fixation rate across ...

As explained, FUN responds to "zinc signals" and regulates nitrogen fixation in root nodules, where symbiotic bacteria live. Knowing how zinc and FUN regulate nitrogen fixation could increase its ...