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Natural Relationships of the Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria

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IN a recent publication, Hino and Wilson1 describe the fixation of nitrogen by a bacterium strongly resembling Bacillus polymyxa. The significance of this finding should not escape notice, as it has an important bearing upon a long-standing controversy.

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BISSET, K. Natural Relationships of the Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria. Nature 182, 405 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182405a0

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