| nitrifying |
oxidizing ammonia to nitrite (nitrosification) and then to nitrate.
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| nitrifying b. |
a soil bacterium of the family Nitrobacteriaceae that oxidizes ammonia to nitrites or nitrites to nitrates.
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| nitrifying o.’s |
those nitrogen bacteria which are capable of oxidizing ammonia to nitrites and nitrates.
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| nitrifying bacteria |
Nitrosomonas spp. oxidize ammonia, converting it into nitrite, while Nitrobacter spp. oxidize nitrite into nitrate. These bacteria, however, do not remove nitrate, phosphates or other undesirable elements such as silicates and heavy metals like copper and lead.
Ãâó: www.inlandaquatics.com/info/glossary.html
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