Nitrifying Bacterium
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Description: Photograph and information on Nitrosomonas which is able to convert ammonia into nitrite.
DLC-ME | The Microbe Zoo | Dirtland | Root Cellar | Rhizosphere to see a larger image (JPEG) of this microbe. This is a cross section of a microbe which is a type of "nitrifier". Nitrifiers convert ammonia into nitrite and nitrate. Because of this, they are important in wastewater treatment plants because they get rid of excess ammonia. This organism, Nitrosomonas converts the ammonia into nitrite which is then converted to nitrate by another group of bacteria. Nitrosomonas is a problem in agriculture because it turns the ammonia,which is used as a fertilizer, into nitrite. Nitrite is a problem because it is not as easy for plants to use as is ammonia, and because nitrite can leach into groundwater where it may be a pollutant.
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| NS | Name Servers: SERV1.CL.MSU.EDU 35.8.2.41 SERV3.CL.MSU.EDU 35.8.98.43 |
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| Date | activated: 06-May-1987 last updated: 25-May-2012 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |