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Nitrogen fixation by Beijerinckia in relation to slime formation

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Results of studies of nitrogen fixation and slime formation in Derx's medium by sixteen strains of Beijerinckia indica showed that the amounts of nitrogen fixed at different periods were related positively and significantly with the amount of slime formed. From the rates of increase in nitrogen fixation with increase in slime formation the strains could be divided into two groups corresponding to (1) Beijerinckia indica with an average rate of increase of 0.066±0.003 and to (2) Beijerinckia indica var. alba with an average rate of increase of 0.132±0.010.

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    P. P. Barooah & A. Sen

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Barooah, P.P., Sen, A. Nitrogen fixation by Beijerinckia in relation to slime formation. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 48, 381–385 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00405981

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