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It also has a uniquely beneficial relationship with soil, infusing it with rhizobia, bacteria that helps keep soil healthy.

From National Geographic • Jul. 20, 2023

The rhizobia are housed inside structures called nodules on the plant's roots.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2023

Therefore, using rhizobia is a natural and environmentally friendly way to fertilize plants, as opposed to chemical fertilization that uses a nonrenewable resource, such as natural gas.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Students have independently sought out information on the resources for which plants compete, rhizobia symbioses, allelopathy, or the need for mineral nutrients.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2012

The nitrogen-fixing rhizobia in root nodules, the mycetomes of insects, and the enzyme-producing colonies in the digestive tracts of many animals are variations of this meticulously symmetrical symbiosis.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas