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SYMBIOTIC NITROGEN FIXATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- symbiotic nitrogen fixation
1, record 1, English, symbiotic%20nitrogen%20fixation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In exchange for food and a home for the rhizobia in the tumor-like nodules formed on plant roots, the rhizobia aid plant growth by making nitrogen available. The process by which the nitrogen of the air is converted into a usable form available to the plant is called symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Nitrogenase enzymes catalyze the conversion of free nitrogen to ammonia, which is then incorporated into amino acids and proteins. 1, record 1, English, - symbiotic%20nitrogen%20fixation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fixation symbiotique de l'azote
1, record 1, French, fixation%20symbiotique%20de%20l%27azote
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fixation symbiotique d'azote 2, record 1, French, fixation%20symbiotique%20d%27azote
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mise en évidence des nodosités sur les racines des légumineuses (fut) rapidement suivie de la découverte de la fixation symbiotique de l'azote de l'air [...] Les bactéries existant dans ces nodosités (Bacillus radicola ou Rhizobium) fixent peu d'azote en culture pure mais seulement en milieu symbiotique. [...] Il y a gain d'azote pour la plante et gain pour le sol qui bénéficie de résidus racinaires et d'excrétions éventuelles. 1, record 1, French, - fixation%20symbiotique%20de%20l%27azote
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-09-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- symbiotic nitrogen fixation 1, record 2, English, symbiotic%20nitrogen%20fixation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fixation de l'azote par des micro-organismes symbiotiques
1, record 2, French, fixation%20de%20l%27azote%20par%20des%20micro%2Dorganismes%20symbiotiques
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fixation de l'azote par des microorganismes symbiotique 2, record 2, French, fixation%20de%20l%27azote%20par%20des%20microorganismes%20symbiotique
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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