Microbial Nitrogen Fixation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-017179

1. The biological reduction of molecular nitrogen to chemical forms that can be used by organisms in the synthesis of organic molecules.

2. The process in certain bacteria, fungi, and cyanobacteria converting free atmospheric nitrogen to biologically usable forms of nitrogen, such as ammonia; nitrates; and amino compounds

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-017179
Field	Environment
References	DOI Bureau of Land Management Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health: Glossary at http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/pdf/1734-6.pdf; NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Record as JSON

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  "term": "Microbial Nitrogen Fixation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The biological reduction of molecular nitrogen to chemical forms that can be used by organisms in the synthesis of organic molecules.\n\n2. The process in certain bacteria, fungi, and cyanobacteria converting free atmospheric nitrogen to biologically usable forms of nitrogen, such as ammonia; nitrates; and amino compounds",
  "references": [
    "DOI Bureau of Land Management Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health: Glossary at http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/pdf/1734-6.pdf",
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/microbial-nitrogen-fixation/"
}

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