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Symbiosis between Bacteria and Eukaryotes
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Location of Nitrogen Fixation
Soybean (Glycine max) is a legume that interacts symbiotically with the soil bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum to form specialized structures on the roots called nodules where nitrogen fixation occurs.
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"OpenStax College, Beneficial Prokaryotes. October 16, 2013."
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