What is nitrification?

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Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia or ammonium to nitrite followed by the oxidation of the nitrite to nitrate. The transformation of ammonia to nitrite is usually the rate limiting step ofnitrification. Nitrification is an important step in the nitrogen cycle in soil.

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