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What is the waste product of bacteria?


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Waste product of bacteria:

  1. Small, single-celled organisms called bacteria exist.
  2. A bacterial cell also carries out metabolic processes and eliminates waste like:
    1. Carbon dioxide
    2. Nitrogen gas by denitrifying microorganisms.
    3. Bacteria that cause decomposition release ammonia.
    4. Additionally, bacteria produce solid waste such as nitrates and nitrites by nitrifying bacteria, as well as sulfur, sulfates, iron, and other materials by various particular bacteria.

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