explain rhizobium bacteria
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Rhizobium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria that fix nitrogen. ... The bacteria colonize plant cells within root nodules, where they convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia using the enzyme nitrogenase and then provide organic nitrogenous compounds such as glutamine or ureides to the plant.
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The role of rhizobium in nitrogen fixation is such that being a bacteria found in soil, it helps in fixing molecular nitrogen from the atmosphere in leguminous plants. It is attached to the roots of the plants to produce nodules.
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