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Q. The conversion of nitrate to nitrogen is called

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Mineral Nutrition

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Denitrification is the reduction of nitrate to gaseous compounds of nitrogen. Under anaerobic conditions, some microorganisms use nitrate and other oxidized ions as a source of oxygen, e.g., Pseudomonas denitrificans, Thiobacillus denitrificans, Micrococcus denitrificans, etc.