Jurtshuk, Peter, Jr.2022-03-162022-03-16197123167739https://hdl.handle.net/10657/8986Azotobacter species are unusual in that they have extremely high respiratory rates and are among the few obligate aerobes able to fix molecular nitrogen. It is believed that the high respiratory rates result from the extensive membranous network that this genus of organisms possess and that a purpose of these high respiratory rates may be to protect the oxygen-sensitive nitrogenase enzyme complex by scavenging molecular oxygen. Therefore, any relationship that exists between respiration rate capability, intracellular membrane formation, and nitrogen fixation are of special interest. [...]application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. §107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Thesisreformatted digital