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Descriptor English: Nitrogen Fixation
Descriptor Spanish: Fijación del Nitrógeno
Descriptor fijación de nitrógeno
Entry term(s) diazotrofía
Scope note: Proceso que tiene lugar en determinadas BACTERIAS, HONGOS y CIANOBACTERIAS por el que el NITRÓGENO atmosférico libre se convierte en formas de nitrógeno biológicamente útiles, como AMONIACO, NITRATOS y compuestos aminados.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fixação de Nitrogênio
Descriptor French: Fixation de l'azote
Entry term(s): Activities, Diazotrophic
Activity, Diazotrophic
Diazotrophic Activities
Diazotrophic Activity
Diazotrophy
Dinitrogen Fixation
Fixation, Dinitrogen
Fixation, N2
Fixation, Nitrogen
N2 Fixation
Tree number(s): G02.111.071.630
G02.111.587.750
G02.607.560.750
G03.087.630
G06.625
G16.500.768.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009586
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Related: Plant Root Nodulation MeSH
DeCS ID: 9771
Unique ID: D009586
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/30
Nitrogen Fixation - Preferred
Concept UI M0014899
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Nitrogen Fixation
Entry term(s) Activities, Diazotrophic
Activity, Diazotrophic
Diazotrophic Activities
Diazotrophic Activity
Dinitrogen Fixation
Fixation, Dinitrogen
Fixation, N2
Fixation, Nitrogen
N2 Fixation
Diazotrophy - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0486802
Preferred term Diazotrophy



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