What is Azotobacter?
Azotobacter is a bacterium in the genus Azotobacter, which includes at least six known species. These bacteria occur in soils around the world and live freely living, living independently than the creation of symbiotic relations with plants or other organisms. A healthy soil sample should include a good selection of Azotobacter bacteria, which can be clearly seen under the microscope and used as one criterion to assess the soil health. Their free living lifestyle is somewhat unusual compared to most other nitrogen fixation bacteria, which is one of the reasons why they are of interest to scientists. The types of Azotobacter also have a number of potential industrial applications, with their nitrogen fixation habits are used in the production of various commercial products. They are non -patogenic, not caused by diseases in humans and other organisms, and many species are greatly produced by thick slime. These bacteria are also remarkable for the production of large cysts that are designed to protect bacteria when they areu in a resting state. Azotobacter cysts can be clearly seen when enlargement and can be carefully divided to detect the internal structures of the cyst. The cyst will not protect bacteria from extremely hard weather, such as very high or low temperatures, but provides some protection, allowing bacteria to regularly sleep.
Some examples of types of Azotobacter include a. Chrococcum and a. Vinelandii . Several species have been studied extensively in the laboratory environment to learn more about how nitrogen repair and produce other substances for plants and to discover more about the life cycle of these bacteria and their tolerance for different environmental conditions. These bacteria can be cultivated by scientists who want to develop stocks with which they will work with and companies that use them in the production of different products.
soil is usually teeming with bacteria and a small soil sample mayt stunning field of organisms. Soil health involves a very fine balance of bacteria and organic material in the soil and can be easily disrupted by poor soil management procedures or hard environmental conditions. Scientists are very interested in learning more about all organisms involved in soil health and determining how and why the soil becomes unbalanced and unhealthy, so that the poor soil can be corrected.