Nitrification is an aerobic oxidation process in soil where nitrifying bacteria convert ammonium (NH4) into nitrites and then nitrates, which are highly soluble and the primary form of nitrogen entry into ecosystems.
La nitrificación es un proceso de oxidación aeróbica en el suelo donde las bacterias nitrificantes convierten el amonio (NH4) en nitritos y luego en nitratos, altamente solubles, que son la principal forma en que el nitrógeno entra en los ecosistemas.
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| Back | nitrification is oxidation reaction in well-aerated soils, nitrifying bacteria oxidise NH4 compunds into nitrites, nitrobacter oxidises nitrites into nitrates, which are highly soluble and so most N2 enters in this form |
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