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We therefore analyzed the diversity and functions of bacterial communities on the surfaces of one biochar and two different MEBs after a 140-day incubation in soil. A lithoautotroph is an organism which derives energy from reactions of reduced compounds of mineral (inorganic) origin. All three surface-enriched bacteria also had the capacity to fix carbon dioxide, either in a potentially strictly autotrophic or mixotrophic manner. Phylogenetic tree based on the OTU0001s partial 16S rRNA gene sequence (482 nucleotides) and 16S rRNA gene sequences from related organisms. Therefore, its best to use Encyclopedia.com citations as a starting point before checking the style against your school or publications requirements and the most-recent information available at these sites: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. 3 (microbial nutrition and cultivation), Halophiles (Introduction, Adaptations, Applications), microbial nutrition and nutritional requirements dr. ihsan alsaimary, Biol101 chp4-pp-fall10-101004180751-phpapp02, Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Carbohydrates in Bacteria, Abasaheb Garware College, Department of Zoology, Karve road. Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2115 It requires a particular enzyme known as nitrogenase, which is inactivated by O2. Content may require purchase if you do not have access. Nitrogen fixation is an extremely energy and electron intensive process, in order to break the triple bond in N2 and reduce it to NH3. 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