Azotobacter chroococcum

Azotobacter chroococcum
Image of a corn field on which A. chroococcum could be used as a biofertilizer
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Pseudomonadales
Family: Pseudomonadaceae
Genus: Azotobacter
Species:
A. chroococcum
Binomial name
Azotobacter chroococcum
Beijerinck 1901[1]

Azotobacter chroococcum is a bacterium that has the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. It was discovered by Martinus Beijerinck in 1901, and was the first aerobic, free-living nitrogen fixer discovered.[2] A. chroococcum could be useful for nitrogen fixation in crops as a biofertilizer, fungicide, and nutrient indicator, and in bioremediation.

  1. ^ Parte, A.C. "Azotobacter". LPSN.
  2. ^ Beijerinck M. W. (1901). "Ueber Oligonitrophile Mikroben". Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II (in German) (7): 561–582.
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