ni·tro·bac·te·ri·um

(nī′trō-băk-tîr′ē-əm)

n. pl. ni·tro·bac·te·ri·a (-tîr′ē-ə)

A nitrifying bacterium.

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nitrobacteria

(ˌnaɪtrəʊbækˈtɪərɪə)

pl n, sing -terium (-ˈtɪərɪəm)

(Microbiology) soil bacteria of the order Pseudomonadales that are involved in nitrification, including species of Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter

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Noun

nitrobacteria - soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates

nitric bacteria

eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella

genus Nitrobacter, Nitrobacter - rod-shaped soil bacteria

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The second step is responsible for the nitrobacteria catalyzed nitrite-nitrate transformation.

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Based on this gene set, it is estimated that there are about 1000–1150 species of microbiota in the human gut.[sup][4] According to their functions in the human body, they are classified into three types: (1) symbiotic bacteria or probiotics, which are intestinal-dominant bacteria mainly composed of strict anaerobic bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria, bifidobacteria, bacteroides, eubacteria, and nitrobacteria. They exist constantly and in large numbers in the host lifetime without causing harm to the host; rather they play physiological roles in nourishment, digestion, absorption, biologic antagonism and immunity,[sup][4] as well as in maintaining health of the host.

Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Decolonization of Pathogenic Microorganisms

The results showed that, removal of urea by BAF was mainly the result of biological action, the adsorption capacity of activated carbon for urea was limited, the dominant bacterial communities for the hydrolysis of urea were heterotrophic bacteria, and parts of nitrosobacteria and nitrobacteria also had a certain capacity of hydrolyzing urea.

Study on the Way of Urea Removal by BAF

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