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ALTHOUGH the existence of tiny, motile swarmers as a stage in the life-cycles of the nitrogen-fixing bacteria, Rhizobium and Azotobacter, has been known for many years, recent authoritative reviews1 have cast doubt upon the genuineness of the phenomenon.
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LAWRENCE, J. Filterability of the Swarmers of Rhizobium and Azotobacter . Nature 176, 1033–1034 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/1761033a0
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