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Name the types of bacteria involved in nitrification.

There are 2 types of bacteria involved in nitrification- nitrite and nitrate.

● Nitrite bacteria like Nitrosomonas oxidize ammonium to nitrite.

● Nitrate bacteria like Nitrobacter oxidize nitrite to nitrate.

Name a bacterium that causes ammonification.

Define nitrification.

What is denitrification?

Name the process which causes a long term withdrawal of carbon from carbon cycle?