What is Nitrification?

1.	What is Nitrification?
Answer» Nitrification is conversion of ammonia into Nitrate (oxidation of NH₃ into NO₃^-). It is carried out in two steps by Nitrifying bacteria (chemoautotrophs). NH₃(Nitrite) → NO₂^- (by Nitrosomonas,Nitrosococcus bacteria) NO₂^-(Nitrite) → NO₃^-(Nitrate) (by Nitrobacter)

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Nitrification is conversion of ammonia into Nitrate (oxidation of NH₃ into NO₃^-). It is carried out in two steps by Nitrifying bacteria (chemoautotrophs).

NH₃(Nitrite) → NO₂^- (by Nitrosomonas,Nitrosococcus bacteria)
NO₂^-(Nitrite) → NO₃^-(Nitrate) (by Nitrobacter)

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