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Nitrite is converted to nitrate by:...

Nitrite is converted to nitrate by:

A

Nitrosomonas

B

Nitrobacter

C

Pseudomonas

D

Clostridium

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  • The oxide of nitrogen which reacts with NaOH solution giving both sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate is:

    A
    `NO_2`
    B
    `N_2O_5`
    C
    `N_2O_3`
    D
    `NO`

  • In nitrate assimilation, reduction of nitrate to ammonia is mediated by:

    A
    Nitrate reductase
    B
    Nitrite reductase
    C
    Both (a) and (b)
    D
    None of these

  • Which of thefollowing convert the ammonia to nitrites ?

    A
    Nitrosomonas
    B
    Nitrococcus
    C
    Nitrobacter
    D
    Both: (a) & (b)

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