File:Medicago italica root nodules 2.JPG|The [[root nodule|nodules]] of ''[[Medicago italica]]'' contain the [[nitrogen fixation|nitrogen fixing]] bacterium ''[[Sinorhizobium meliloti]]''. The plant provides the bacteria with nutrients and an [[hypoxia (environmental)|anaerobic]] environment, and the bacteria [[nitrogen fixation|fix nitrogen]] for the plant.{{sfn|Campbell|Reece|Urry|Cain|2008|p=794}} | File:Medicago italica root nodules 2.JPG|The [[root nodule|nodules]] of ''[[Medicago italica]]'' contain the [[nitrogen fixation|nitrogen fixing]] bacterium ''[[Sinorhizobium meliloti]]''. The plant provides the bacteria with nutrients and an [[hypoxia (environmental)|anaerobic]] environment, and the bacteria [[nitrogen fixation|fix nitrogen]] for the plant.{{sfn|Campbell|Reece|Urry|Cain|2008|p=794}} |