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The nitrifying bacteria are...

The nitrifying bacteria are

A

Autotrophic

B

Saprophytic

C

Parasitic

D

Chemosynthetic

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D
Bacteria that synthesize organic compounds using energy derived from the oxidation of organic or inorganic material without the aid of light by chemosynthesis. Nitrifying bacteria are the type of chemosynthetic bacteria that helps in the fixation of free . `N_(2)`.
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