Chapter 11, Problem 8MC

Summary Introduction

Introduction:

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria refer to those bacteria, which are able to covert the atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, nitrates, or nitrites in the soil. These fixed forms of nitrogen can be easily taken by the green plants from the soil in order to carry out various biological processes. These bacteria utilize the inorganic nitrogen compounds for deriving the energy in the presence of oxygen and are thus called as aerobic chemolithotrophs.