| nitrobacteria |
nitric bacteria: soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates
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| nitrobacterium |
any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates
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| Nitrobacteraceae |
a family of soil bacteria, consisting of gram-negative chemolithotrophic organisms that oxidize ammonia or nitrites, commonly known as the nitrifying bacteria.
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