Bacterial Denitrification: Asset or Defect?
- 1 May 1983
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in BioScience
- Vol. 33 (5), 319-325
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1309319
Abstract
Certain bacteria substitute nitrate for O2 in a form of anaerobic respiration called denitrification. Nitrite and N2O are confirmed intermediates; NO may be too, and N2 is the final product. Specific reductases catalyze each step after electrons pass the cytochrome b level. Much plant nutrient nitrogen is lost to denitrification, but unknown benefits may also result.Keywords
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