azotobacter
noun
azo·to·bac·ter
ā-ˈzō-tə-ˌbak-tər 
: any of a genus (Azotobacter) of large rod-shaped or spherical bacteria occurring in soil and sewage and fixing atmospheric nitrogen
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One highly beneficial strain of bacteria, azotobacter, can aid in nitrogen fixation — pulling nitrogen from the air and converting it to ammonia and other beneficial compounds for the soil.
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azotobacter
noun
azo·to·bac·ter
ā-ˈzōt-ə-ˌbak-tər
1
capitalized
: a genus of large rod-shaped or spherical bacteria occurring in soil and sewage and fixing atmospheric nitrogen
2
: any bacterium of the genus Azotobacter
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