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ASSOCIATIONS between legume callus cultures and Rhizobium have been shown to fix nitrogen1–6; we have found that at least one strain of Rhizobium will do so when cultured alone on certain media.
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MCCOMB, J., ELLIOTT, J. & DILWORTH, M. Acetylene reduction by Rhizobium in pure culture. Nature 256, 409–410 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/256409a0
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