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Bacteroid Definition:
A modified, often pleomorphic, bacterial cell within the root nodule cells of legumes; it carries out nitrogen fixation.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Bacteroid Notes:
Bacteroid is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium, which is irregularly shaped. These bacteria are present in root nodules of the legumes. Their genus is bacteroides, which contain obligate anaerobic, gram-negative bacteria. Depending on the species, these bacteria are either motile or non-motile.
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