Question

    Bacteria capable of living symbiotically with higher

    plants, usually in nodules on the root of legumes, from which they receive their energy and are capable of converting atmospheric nitrogen to combined organic forms.
    A Rhizobia Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Xanthomonas Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Pseudomonas Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Actinomycetes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Bacillus Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Rhizobium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria that fix nitrogen. Rhizobium species form an endosymbiotic nitrogen-fixing association with roots of legumes and other flowering plants.

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