aerobic respiration, using nitrite as electron donor
The oxidation of nitrite (NO2) to nitrate (NO3), using oxygen (O2) as the electron acceptor. Nitrite oxidation is the final step in nitrification, the oxidation of ammonia to nitrate, and nitrite oxidoreductase (NOR) is the key enzyme complex that catalyzes the conversion of nitrite to nitrate in nitrite oxidizing species.
GO:0009060
aerobic respiration
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GO:0015975
energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds
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nitrite oxidation
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