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Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrogen Cycle (AIPVT)
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Which nutritional type of organisms are nitrifying bacteria?
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Chemoautotrophs
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Nitrifying bacteria are chemoautotrophs. They gain their energy by chemical oxidations (chemo-) and they are autotrophs (self-feeders) because they do not depend on pre-formed organic matter.