Question

Is Nitrosomonas a nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

Answer 1

Nitrosomonas:

1. A species of spherical to rod-shaped, chemotrophic bacteria found in soil and water and gaining energy for growth by oxidizing ammonia to nitrite.
2. Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter are called nitrifying bacteria and they play an important role in the nitrogen cycle.
3. Nitrosomonas is a nitrifying bacterium that oxidizes ammonia to nitrite. It is a chemoautotroph.
4. They convert ammonia and ammonium compounds into nitrite and then into soil nitrates.