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Which bacteria is responsible for the reduction of nitrates into nitrogen, (denitrifying Bacteria) in soil

A

Nitrosomonas

B

Pseudomonas

C

Rhizobium

D

Clostridium

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b
Some bacteria such as thiobacillus denitrificans, Pseudomonas aoruginosa and Micrococcus denitrificans also occur in the soil which convert the nitrate and ammonia into atmospheric free elemental nitogen.
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