Nitrate Reduction and Nitrogen Cycle Partitioning: Denitrification, DNRA, and Assimilatory Utilization Mechanisms
Nitrate reduction is a key reaction in the biological nitrogen cycle that determines the fate of NO₃⁻. After NO₃⁻ is reduced to NO₂⁻, it can enter denitrification, DNRA, or assimilatory utilization pathways, which respectively affect nitrogen removal, nitrogen retention, and biomass ...