Question

the bacteria nitrosomonas sp. is found in the soil and gets energy by converting ammonia (nh3) to nitrite (no2-) and gets carbon to build other molecules by fixing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (co2). how would you classify nitrosomas sp.?

Answer 1

The bacteria Nitrosomonas sp. is found in the soil and gets energy by converting ammonia (NH3) to Nitrite (NO2-) and gets carbon to build other molecules by fixing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (CO2). How would you classify Nitrosomas sp?

b. Chemolithoautotroph