Which bacteria are responsible for the conversion of ammonia into nitrite ions and nitrite into nitrate ions,respectively?

  • A
    $Nitrosomonas$,$Nitrobacter$
  • B
    $Nitrobacter$,$Nitrosomonas$
  • C
    $Nitrosomonas$,$Pseudomonas$
  • D
    $Azotobacter$,$Pseudomonas$

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Column $- I$Column $- II$
$(a)$ Nitrococcus$(i)$ Denitrification
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$R-$ Industrial combustion,forest fires,automobile exhausts,and power-generating stations are also sources of atmospheric nitrogen oxides.

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