Bacteria on Sorghum Root Tip
A scanning electron micrograph of a root tip from a sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) plant with kidney bean shaped bacteria (Azospirillum brasilense) on its surface. Such nitrogen-fixing bacteria may live on the root surface or in the surrounding soil. The white, threadlike projections are root hairs.
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Keywords: azospirillum, bacteria, bicolor, biology, brasilense, bw, electron, em, ems, fixing, micrograph, micrography, nitrogen, nitrogen-fixing, plant, root, scanning, science, sem, sems, sorghum, tip
