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Q.Which of the following is a free living nitrogen fixing bacteria?

(a) Pseudomonas
(b) Azotobacter
(c) Rhizobium
(d) Nitrosomonas
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Azotobacter and Clostridium are free-living nitrogen fixers, whereas Rhizobium fixes nitrogen only in symbiotic association with legume roots.

Biological nitrogen fixation is carried out by two broad categories of bacteria:

  • Free-living (non-symbiotic) nitrogen fixers: e.g., Azotobacter and Beijerinckia (aerobic), Clostridium (anaerobic), and cyanobacteria like Nostoc/Anabaena — these fix atmospheric N₂ independently in the soil or water. …

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