Rhizobium

See also: rhizobacterium and rhizobium

Translingual

Etymology

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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; Pseudomonadota - phylum; Alpha Proteobacteria - class; Rhizobiales - order; Rhizobiaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): For species see Rhizobium on WikispeciesWikispecies or Rhizobium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

Rhizobium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhizobium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rhizobium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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