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Nitrifying bacteria

Appears in 10 processs and 17 steps. Everything below is linked: open a process to see it in context.

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Soil nitrification, nitrate reduction and nitrogen gas losses

3 steps

Soil-atmosphere exchange of methane and nitrous oxide

3 steps

Cation exchange, pH and soil solution chemistry

2 steps

Acidification: H+ from rain, nitrification, root exudation and organic acids displaces base cations
Nitrification-driven acidification of ammonium fertilised soil

Nitrification-driven acidification of ammonium fertilised soil

2 steps

Living soil system

2 steps

Nutrient availability and leaching

1 step

Nitrification converts Ammonium to Nitrate

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Methane oxidation by methanotrophs: the upland soil sink

1 step

Ammonium inhibits methane oxidation because the two substrates compete at the same enzyme family and nitrifiers co-oxidise

Aluminium toxicity and liming of acid soils

1 step

Nitrification, product removal and acid deposition re-acidify the soil over years

Soil inorganic carbon: pedogenic carbonate formation and dissolution

1 step

Acidification from Nitrogen fertiliser, nitrification or acid rain dissolves carbonate and releases CO2

Aerenchyma, radial oxygen loss and the oxidised rhizosphere of wetland plants

1 step

In the oxic zone nitrifiers make nitrate that diffuses to anoxic soil and is denitrified, so a large share of applied nitrogen (an estimated 20 to 50 percent) is lost

Often found with

Denitrifying bacteria 8 Ammonium 7 Nitrate 6 Hydrogen ions 5 Nitrifying archaea 5 Oxygen 5 Plant roots 4 Nitrous oxide 4 Ammonia-oxidising archaea 3 Methanotrophs 3 Atmosphere 3 Rain 2

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