azotobacter
American Heritage Dictionary:
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a·zo·to·bac·ter
(ā-zō'tə-băk'tər) 
n.
Any of various rod-shaped, nonpathogenic, nitrogen-fixing bacteria of the genus Azotobacter, found in soil and water.
n.
Any of various rod-shaped, nonpathogenic, nitrogen-fixing bacteria of the genus Azotobacter, found in soil and water.
[French azote, nitrogen; see azo- + BACTER(IA).]
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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Azotobacter
a genus of Gram-negative strictly aerobic soil bacteria, all members of which can effect nitrogen fixation.
| Avogadro's hypothesis, Avogadro number, Avogadro constant | |
| [A]0.5, [A]50, [Arg8]vasopressin |
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