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Which bacteria convert ammonium salts in...

Which bacteria convert ammonium salts into nitrite

A

Nitrobacter

B

Nitrosomonas

C

Azotobacter

D

None of these

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B
The process of conversion of ammonia into nitrite and nitrate is called nitrification
`NH_(3) underset("Nitrococcous")overset("Nitrosomonas")rarr underset("Nitrite")(NO_(2)^(-)) underset("Nitrobactor")rarr underset("Nitrate")(NO_(3)^(-))`
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