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NITROSOMONAS

Definition

Nitrosomas (and Nitrobacter sp. bacteria) play an important role in the aerobic bacterial conversion (oxidation) of ammonia and organic nitrogen to stable salts (nitrates). Ammonia is oxidized to nitrate in a two-step process: first ammonia

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