conversion of nitrates to nitrogen
fixing nitrogen into plants
conversion of nitrates to nitrites
changing of ammonia to nitrities, then nitrates
nitrogen cycle
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Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia or ammonium to nitrite followed by the oxidation of the nitrite to nitrate.
Nitrification means
Nitrification is a biological process that converts ammonia (NH3) or ammonium (NH4+) into nitrate (NO3-). It is an essential step in the nitrogen cycle and is carried out by specific bacteria and archaea.The process occurs in two steps:
Oxidation of ammonia to nitrite: Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) or ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) convert ammonia into nitrite (NO2-).
Oxidation of nitrite to nitrate: Nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) convert nitrite into nitrate (NO3-).
Nitrification involves the conversion of ammonia compound into nitrites by nitrifying bacteria (nitrosomonas).
The nitrites are further converted to nitrite by another nitrifying bacteria (nitrobacter) through a process known as oxidation.
