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What's the term for the process of bacteria decomposing organic matter into nitrogenous compounds? Decomposition or Resipiration?

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But aerobic respiration produces nitrogenous compound.

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In the decomposition stage in a sewage treatment, oxygen is added to encourage bacteria to carry out aerobic respiration to decompose organic substance into inorganic matter, such as mineral salts.

Then how is nitrogen a direct waste product of respiration. In an STP, bacteria is breaking up nitrogen into component forms. A bacterium not in this environment would still carry out respiration. But would they produce nitrogenous by-products?

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I don't know. I haven't learnt the respiration, now focusing on human and environment!

Perhaps they are extremely active to decompose organic substance to release energy.

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