NEET2019BotanyMineral NutritionActual
Thiobacillus is a group of bacteria helpful in carrying out:
Options
- ANitrogen fixation
- BChemoautotrophic fixation
- CNitrification
- DDenitrification
Correct answer
D. Denitrification
Step-by-step solution
Thiobacillus denitrificans, Micrococcus denitrificans , and some species of Serratia, Pseudomonas, and Achromobacter are implicated as denitrifiers. Pseudomonas aeruginosa can, under anaerobic conditions (as in swampy or water-logged soils), reduce the amount of fixed nitrogen (as fertilizer) by up to 50 percent.