"Nitrogen Fixation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The process in certain BACTERIA; FUNGI; and CYANOBACTERIA converting free atmospheric NITROGEN to biologically usable forms of nitrogen, such as AMMONIA; NITRATES; and amino compounds.
| Descriptor ID |
D009586
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.111.087.070.630 G02.149.115.070.630 G03.495.153.630 G06.099.112.610 G06.590.110.610 G06.590.620
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| Concept/Terms |
Nitrogen Fixation- Nitrogen Fixation
- Fixation, Nitrogen
- N2 Fixation
- Fixation, N2
- Diazotrophic Activity
- Activities, Diazotrophic
- Activity, Diazotrophic
- Diazotrophic Activities
- Dinitrogen Fixation
- Fixation, Dinitrogen
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