NOUN | animal | nitric bacteria, nitrobacteria | soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates |
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Meaning | soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates. | |
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Synonym | nitrobacteria | |
Member of | Nitrobacter, genus Nitrobacter | rod-shaped soil bacteria |
Broader | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria | A large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls |
Spanish | bacteria nitrificante, Nitrobacteria |
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