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nitrite bacterium

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nitrite bacterium
n.
Any of several nitrobacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites by oxidation. Also called nitrous bacterium.
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Noun1.nitrite bacterium - any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites
nitrous bacterium
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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