Production of slime substance in mixed cultures of rhodopseudomonas capsulatus and azotobacter vinelandii


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ABSTRACT WE have reported1 that a symbiotic relationship exists between _Rhodopseudomonas capsulatus_ (photosynthetic bacteria) and _Azotobacter vinelandii_. When they were mixed, the


combination fixed three times more molecular nitrogen than did either pure culture. If the _p_H of the medium were controlled, the nitrogen fixation in the mixed culture was stimulated


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ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE OKUDA, A., KOBAYASHI, M. Production of Slime Substance in Mixed Cultures of _Rhodopseudomonas capsulatus_ and _Azotobacter vinelandii_. _Nature_ 192, 1207–1208


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