nitrification
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18 sectionsContents
- Microbiology
- Ammonia oxidation
- Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria
- Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea
- Nitrite oxidation
- Complete ammonia oxidation
- History
- Ecology
- Nitrification in the marine environment
- Chemistry and enzymology
- Factors Affecting Nitrification Rates
- Soil conditions
- Inhibitors of nitrification
- Methane oxidation inhibition
- Environmental concerns
- See also
- References
- External links
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Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via the intermediary nitrite. Nitrification is an important step in the nitrogen cycle in soil. The process of complete nitrification may occur through separate organisms or entirely within one organism, as in comammox bacteria. The transformation of ammonia to nitrite is usually the rate limiting step of nitrification. Nitrification is an aerobic process performed by small groups of autotrophic bacteria and archaea.