Question

Who converts the various compounds of nitrogen present in dead animals and plants back into nitrites and nitrates?​

Answer 1

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Convertion of nitrogenous organic compounds present in dead bodies into nitrates and nitrites is done by decay causing organisms,i.e., bacteria and fungi, e.g., Bacillus vulgaris, Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter.