Rhizobium
See also: rhizobacterium and rhizobium
Translingual
Proper noun
Rhizobium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhizobiaceae – soil bacteria that fix nitrogen in association with roots of legumes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Alpha Proteobacteria - class; Rhizobiales - order; Rhizobiaceae - family
Hyponyms
- For species see
Further reading
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