Image of the Day: Nitrogen Nodules
Rhizobium bacteria live in nodules on the roots of legumes like the hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) and convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form the plant can use to make essential molecules.
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, SYLVIA KANTOR
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