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Metabolism of Nitrogen
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Nitrifying bacteria

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Nitrifying bacteria oxidise ammonia to nitrates. First ammonia is oxidised to nitrite by the bacteria Nitrosomonas and/or Nitrococcus. The nitrite is further oxidised to nitrate with the help of the bacterium Nitrobacter.

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