WANI Dictionary

Autotrophic denitrification

Autotrophic denitrification is one of the biological denitrification processes, in which inorganic substances are used as carbon source and electron donors.

Autotrophic denitrification is achieved by using autotrophic bacteria that use inorganic substances as carbon source and electron donors (see autotroph).

Definitions in the literature

• The combination of nitrogen oxide reduction and inorganic source oxidation is called autotrophic denitrification [1].
• Autotrophic denitrification is accomplished by autotrophic denitrifying bacteria which utilize the inorganic materials as electron donors and carbon source [2].