Denitrifying Microorganisms

May 13, 2024 | by Bloom Code Studio

This mainly includes bacteria, archaea, and fungi.
They are widely spread out in the anoxic zones of soil, sediments, lakes, ocean, and muddy water.
In anaerobic conditions, these facultative bacteria use oxidized nitrogen compounds such as nitrate (NO₃^–) as the electron acceptor and produce dinitrogen due to the metabolic oxidoreduction reaction.
They use various enzymes like reductases to carry out the reduction process.
Examples include Micrococcus denitrificans, Thiobacillus denitrificans, and some Pseudomonas, Achrobacter, and Serratia species.

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