NO3 can be assimilated by cells as a source of nitrogen ( assimilatory nitrate reduction ), or certain bacteria can reduce NO3 during a process called anaerobic respiration , wherein nitrate is used in place of oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor for a process analogous to aerobic respiration.
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