Question

what is biological nitrogen fixation? give examples of microbes associated with this fixation??

Answer 1

Nitrogen fixation is essential for some forms of life because inorganic nitrogen compounds are required for the biosynthesis of the basic building blocks of plants, animals and other life forms, e.g., nucleotides for DNA and RNA, the coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide for its role in metabolism (transferring electrons between molecules), and amino acids for proteins. Therefore, as part of the nitrogen cycle, it is essential for agriculture and the manufacture of fertilizer. It is also, indirectly, relevant to the manufacture of all chemical compounds that contain nitrogen, which includes explosives, most pharmaceuticals, dyes, etc. Nitrogen fixation is carried out naturally in the soil by nitrogen fixing bacteria such as Azotobacter. Some nitrogen-fixing bacteria have symbioticrelationships with some plant groups, especially legumes. Looser relationships between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and plants are often referred to as associative or non-symbiotic, as seen in nitrogen fixation occurring on rice roots. It also occurs naturally in the air by means of NOxproduction by lightning.[2][3]

Answer 2

it's a process by which nitrogen is converted to many forms like nitrogen to nitrates is done by bacteria because plant doesn't have a capacity to take nitrogen directly. ....from nitrates to protein and again nitrogen is restored back. ... the bacteria involved is rhizoid hmm hope for the better