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Nitrifying bacteria
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A.convert free nitrogen to nitrogen compounds
B.convert proteins into ammonia
C.reduce nitrates to free nitrogen
D.oxidize ammonia to nitrates
Solution
Nitrifying bacteria oxidise ammonia to nitrites and obtain energy for the preparation offood. This oxidation ocuurs in two steps. In the first step, amminia is oxidised to nitritebacteria (e.g., Nitrosomonas and Nitrococcus). In the second step, nitrite is oxidised tonitrate by nitrate bacteria (e.g., Nitrocystis and Nitrobacter).
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