Nitrobacterium

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAny 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.

Synonyms

nitrophile bacteroid nitrophyte rhizobium tenericute acidobacterium bradyrhizobium bacteroidete actinobacterium mesorhizobium metabacterium carnobacterium

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