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Nitrogen is first converted into nitrites by
Nitrogen is first converted into nitrites by
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A Nitrobacter
B Nitrosomonas
In the process of biological nitrogen fixation, some bacteria first convert the nitrogenous waste of animals and dead remains of plants and animals into ammonium ion. It is then first oxidised into nitrites by soil bacteria like Nitrosomonas and Nitrococcus. The nitrite is further oxidised into nitrates by the bacterium Nitrobacter.
Thiobacillus denitrificans and Micrococcus denitrificans are denitrifying bacteria.
A Nitrobacter
B Nitrosomonas
In the process of biological nitrogen fixation, some bacteria first convert the nitrogenous waste of animals and dead remains of plants and animals into ammonium ion. It is then first oxidised into nitrites by soil bacteria like Nitrosomonas and Nitrococcus. The nitrite is further oxidised into nitrates by the bacterium Nitrobacter.
Thiobacillus denitrificans and Micrococcus denitrificans are denitrifying bacteria.
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