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azotobacter definition

azoto·bac·ter (ə zōt′ō bak′tər)

noun

any of a genus (Azotobacter) of large, rod-shaped, nitrogen-fixing bacteria found in certain soils

Etymology: ModL: see azote & bacteria

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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