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What role do nitrogen fixing bacteria perform in the nitrogen cycle

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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, microorganisms capable of transforming atmospheric nitrogen into fixed nitrogen (inorganic compounds usable by plants). ... More than 90 percent of all nitrogen fixation is affected by these organisms, which thus play an important role in the nitrogen cycle.

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