family Nitrobacteriaceae
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| Noun | 1. | family Nitrobacteriaceae - usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria bacteria genus - a genus of bacteria order Pseudomonadales, Pseudomonadales - one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments genus Nitrobacter, Nitrobacter - rod-shaped soil bacteria genus Nitrosomonas, Nitrosomonas - ellipsoidal soil bacteria |