Nitrifying Bacteria Facts

[BHornsey]

Found it!

Ages ago I found a very useful article on the nature and nurture of nitrifying bacteria. I finally found it again so I thought I would post here
Nitrifying Bacteria Facts

I find it invaluable as it notes the many conditions for growth of the bacteria and why problems may occur

Just for clarity;
Nitrosomonas convert ammonia to nitrite in freshwater and Nitrobacter convert nitrite to nitrate

Brian

PS. I hope posting this link is OK on this forum

 

[callum_parsons]

i am a A level biology student and i have loads of info on the nitrogen cycle it goes into massive depth i can upload loads of info if you want me to.

 

[Cheffi]

i am a A level biology student and i have loads of info on the nitrogen cycle it goes into massive depth i can upload loads of info if you want me to

That would be great but can you decipher it into simple english first

 

[callum_parsons]

That would be great but can you decipher it into simple english first
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i will try my hardest

 

[BHornsey]

That's just what this link does; gives a lot of information without going too deep into the subject. It was enough for me to work out a few problems I had with a fishless cycle.

Anyway, it's there if you want to take a look.

Brian

 

[Bignose]

Just for clarity;
Nitrosomonas convert ammonia to nitrite in freshwater and Nitrobacter convert nitrite to nitrate

This link you posted is very informative, but they are still discussing the bacteria species that all the older aquarium literature cites. These older species are the ones that are important in waste-water cleanup.

Recent research has indicated that the species named in the older literature are actually not the species most likely found in home aquaria. Nitrosomonas marina are the main ammonia oxidizing bacteria according to Burrell et al., Applied and Environmental Biology, 2001. And Nitrospira species seem to be the main nitrite oxidizers according to Hovanec and DeLong, Applied and Environmental Biology, 1996.

That said, pretty much all the info remains the same, there is a reason it took the researchers 50 or so years to find out that the bacteria in the aquarium are a different species that the one previously thought. Both species behave very, very similarly.