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NTA Abhyas 2020
Exam
NTA Abhyas
Year
2020
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Mineral Nutrition

NTA Abhyas 2020 · Botany · Mineral Nutrition

The process of nitrogen cycling by microbes involves multiple steps...

The process of nitrogen cycling by microbes involves multiple steps of oxidation and simultaneous reduction. The following reaction occurring during one such step is brought about by which bacteria?

The process of nitrogen cycling by microbes involves multiple steps of oxidation and simultaneous reduction. The

Options

  1. APseudomonas
  2. BNitrosomonas
  3. CNitrobacter
  4. DThiobacillus

Correct answer

C. Nitrobacter

Step-by-step solution

The reaction is the oxidation of nitrite into nitrate. This reaction is catalyzed by the bacteria Nitrobacter. Nitrosomonas and Nitrococcus are responsible for the Ammonia to nitrite. Thiobacillus and Pseudomonas are responsible for denitrification.
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