Azotobacter chroococcum
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Azotobacter chroococcum is a bacterium that has the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. It was discovered by Martinus Beijerinck in 1901, and was the first aerobic, free-living nitrogen fixer discovered.[2] A. chroococcum could be useful for nitrogen fixation in crops as a biofertilizer, fungicide, and nutrient indicator, and in bioremediation.
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Azotobacter chroococcum | |
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Image of a corn field on which A. chroococcum could be used as a biofertilizer | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Pseudomonadales |
Family: | Pseudomonadaceae |
Genus: | Azotobacter |
Species: | A. chroococcum |
Binomial name | |
Azotobacter chroococcum Beijerinck 1901[1] | |
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