Frankia
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Frankia is a genus of nitrogen-fixing bacteria that live in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants, similar to the Rhizobium bacteria found in the root nodules of legumes in the family Fabaceae. Frankia a
An alder root nodule gall
A section through an alder root nodule
Nitrogen fixation
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Nitrogen fixation is a chemical process by which the abundant but relatively inert molecular dinitrogen is converted into bioavailable nitrogen compounds such as ammonia and nitrates. It occurs both b
Frankia
…Frankia is a genus of nitrogen-fixing bacteria that live in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants, similar to the Rhizobium bacteria found in the root nodules of legumes in the family Fabaceae…
Nodules are visible on this broad bean root
Lightning heats the air around it in a high-temperature plasma, breaking the bonds of N 2, starting the formation of nitrous acid (HNO 2).
Equipment for a study of nitrogen fixation by alpha rays (Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory, 1926)