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Genus of bacteria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
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Azomonas under 100x oil immersion | |
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Genus: | Azomonas Winogradsky 1938 |
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Azomonas agilis |
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).
The name Azomonas derives from:
Members of the genus Azomonas can be referred to as azomonads (viz. Trivialisation of names).
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