When it comes to nitrogen, the 'fix' is in

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Claire Horner-Devine collects sediment cores in Padilla Bay mudflats to examine communities of microorganisms associated with a native and an invasive eelgrass. Credit: University of Washington
Claire Horner-Devine collects sediment cores in Padilla Bay mudflats to examine communities of microorganisms associated with a native and an invasive eelgrass. Credit: University of Washington

The discovery in the last decade of new suites of microorganisms capable of using various forms of nitrogen -- discoveries that have involved a number of University of Washington researchers -- is one reason to rethink what we know about the nitrogen cycle.


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