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Prokaryotes
play several roles in the nitrogen cycle.
Nitrogen-fixing
bacteria in the soil and within the root nodules of some plants convert nitrogen gas in the atmosphere to
ammonia
.
Nitrifying
bacteria
convert ammonia to nitrites or nitrates. ... Denitrifying bacteria converts nitrates back to
nitrogen gas
.
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