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a·zo·to·bac·ter
(ā-zō′tə-băk′tər)n.
Any of various rod-shaped, aerobic, nitrogen-fixing bacteria of the genus Azotobacter, typically found in soil and water.
[French azote, nitrogen; see azo- + bacter(ia).]
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azotobacter
(əˈzəʊtəʊˌbæktə)n
(Microbiology) any bacterium of the family Azotobacteriaceae, important in nitrogen fixation in the soil
[New Latin; see azote, bacteria]
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a•zo•to•bac•ter
(əˈzoʊ təˌbæk tər, eɪˈzoʊ-)n.
any of several rod-shaped or spherical soil bacteria of the genus Azotobacter, important as nitrogen fixers.
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