nitrobacterium

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Etymology

From nitro- +‎ bacterium or Nitrobacter + -ium.

Noun

nitrobacterium (plural nitrobacteria)

Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.

Translations

species

Finnish: typpibakteeri
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Italian: nitrobatterio (it) m

See also

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Nitrobacter
Nitrobacteraceae
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References

“nitrobacterium”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Nitrobacteraceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bradyrhizobiaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bradyrhizobiaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nitrosomonadaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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