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Genome analysis identified a complete ectABC cluster and genes annotated for ammonium assimilation and nitrate\/nitrite metabolism, including glnA, gdhA, nasA, narGK, and nirBD. Physiological experiments showed that extracellular ammonium nitrogen concentrations decreased in inoculated cultures relative to the corresponding sterile control, concomitantly with bacterial growth, while nitrite nitrogen accumulated only to a limited extent. 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