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The Microbial Nitrogen Cycle

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The microbial participation in the nitrogen cycle is of great importance for the environment. In microbial conversions, all oxidation stages are passed through. The nitrogen fixation, ammonification, nitrification, anaerobic ammonium oxidation, and nitrate reduction are the subject of the presentation.

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  1. Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany

    Walter Reineke

  2. TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany

    Michael Schlömann

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Reineke, W., Schlömann, M. (2023). The Microbial Nitrogen Cycle. In: Environmental Microbiology. Springer Spektrum, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-66547-3_7

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