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Highly energy intensive sequestering from the atmosphere by microorganisms of an element that is required to make especially amino acids and nucleic acids.
| Nitrogen Fixation is a key component of the nitrogen cycle that involves the conversion of nitrogen gas (N2) to non-gaseous forms of nitrogen that are then available to various organisms such as plants. A subset of bacteria and fungi are capable of fixing nitrogen and these organisms can be crucial for ecosystem functioning. |
Nitrogen fixation is a key component of the where nitrogen () is converted to a non-gaseous and much more forms.
Note that nitrogen is considered to be a particularly of and its excess fixation, including but not limited to by industrial means, in combination with its use in can supply excess nitrogen to otherwise environments.
Included among nitrogen-fixing organisms are various members of domain Archaea .