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colloidal transformation series, in which water, enzymes and bacteria play 

 the leading role. 



Bacterial Soil Inoculation Bacterial Fertilizers. By means of thor- 

 ough soil cultivation and the systematic use of fertilizers we simply encour- - 



PIG. 50. Longitudinal section through red clover rootlet, showing tubercle forma- 

 tion due to the root nodule microbe, Rhizobium mutabile. The tubercle is only partially 

 developed, a, root hairs. These do not develop on the nodule, b, the normal root 

 parenchyma, c, vascular tissue, d, infected area, also showing the infecting strands 

 (Infectionsfaden). The cells are filled with bacteria, e, apical areas, the growing areas 

 of the tubercle. 



