You have isolated a bacterium that grows in a medium containing only inorganic nutrients. Ammonia is oxidized to nitrate ion. This bacterium is

Name: You have isolated a bacterium that grows in a medium containing only inorganic nutrients. Ammonia is oxidized to nitrate ion. This bacterium is
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The bacterium is a chemoautotroph because it obtains energy by oxidizing inorganic substances (ammonia to nitrate ion) and uses carbon dioxide as a carbon source, which is characteristic of chemoautotrophs.

You Have Isolated a Bacterium That Grows in a Medium