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Azomonas Macrocytogenes
''Azomonas'' species are typically motile, oval to spherical, and secrete large quantities of capsular slime. They are distinguished from ''Azotobacter'' by their inability to form cysts, but like ''Azotobacter'', they can biologically fix nitrogen under aerobic conditions (diazotrophs). Bacteria of the genus ''Azomonas'' are known to form intracellular inclusions of polyhydroxyalkanoates under certain environmental conditions (e.g. lack of elements such as phosphorus, nitrogen, or oxygen combined with an excessive supply of carbon sources). Etymology The name ''Azomonas'' derives from: : New Latin noun ''azotum'' Greek_noun_ζωή,_''zōē'',_life;_Greek_language.html" "title="Ancient_Greek_language.html" "title="Ancient_Greek_language.html" "title="rom Fr. noun ''azote'' (from Ancient Greek language">Greek prep. ά, ''a'', not; Ancient Greek language">Greek noun ζωή, ''zōē'', life; Greek language">Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among the first life forms to appear on Earth, and are present in most of its habitats. Bacteria inhabit soil, water, Hot spring, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste, and the deep biosphere of Earth's crust. Bacteria are vital in many stages of the nutrient cycle by recycling nutrients such as the nitrogen fixation, fixation of nitrogen from the Earth's atmosphere, atmosphere. The nutrient cycle includes the decomposition of cadaver, dead bodies; bacteria are responsible for the putrefaction stage in this process. In the biological communities surrounding hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, extremophile bacteria provide the nutrients needed to sustain life by converting dissolved compounds, such as hydrogen sulp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
