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azotobacter

azotobacter noun: any of various nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the genus Azotobacter.

Noun

azotobacter (countable and uncountable, plural azotobacter or azotobacters)

  1. Any of various nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the genus Azotobacter.
    • I believe, and this belief is based upon tentative facts, that the azotobacter are at the same time nitrifiers, i. e., that they possess a double function1914 September 11, William Headden, “Do Azotobacter Nitrify?”, in Science, volume XL, number 1028, page 380
    • Investigations in this laboratory have shown that the presence or absence of Azotobacter in natural soils is very closely associated with, if not dependent upon, the absolute reaction of the soil solution1923 June 2, P.L. Gainey, “Influence of the hydrogen-ion concentration on the growth and fixation of nitrogen by cultures of Azotobacter”, in Journal Of Agriculture Research, volume XXIV, number 9...

Examples of azotobacter in a sentence

  • It is therefore not surprising that azotobacters, introduced into soils of unwatered crops in semi-arid zones will die out rather rapidly.1966 [1955], Ye. N. Mishustin, Soil Microbiology and its Current Problems, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, translation of...
  • Azotobacter is found in slightly acidic (A. beijerinckii) to neutral alkaline (A. chroococcum) soil.2021, Ajar Nath Yadav, Khem Singh Gill, Production Technology for Bioagents and Biofertilizers, Eternal University:

Forms of azotobacter

pluralazotobacter
pluralazotobacters
alternative formAzotobacter

Questions about azotobacter

What does azotobacter mean?
Azotobacter means any of various nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the genus Azotobacter.
How do you use azotobacter in a sentence?
It is therefore not surprising that azotobacters, introduced into soils of unwatered crops in semi-arid zones will die out rather rapidly.
What part of speech is azotobacter?
Azotobacter is a noun.
What is the plural of azotobacter?
The plural of azotobacter is azotobacter.

Words near azotobacter in the dictionary

  1. azotites
  2. azotize
  3. azotized
  4. azotizes
  5. azotizing
  6. azotobacter
  7. azotobacterial
  8. azotobacterium
  9. azotobacters
  10. azotochelin
  11. azotometer

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