nitrous bacteria

nitrous bacteria

pl n

(Microbiology) bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil. See also nitrobacteria

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nitrous bacteria - soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites nitrosobacteria eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella genus Nitrosomonas, Nitrosomonas - ellipsoidal soil bacteria

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