Complete Definition of "nitrobacterium"

English
Noun
nitrobacterium (plural nitrobacteria)

  1. any if the several species of bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium, and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate

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Italian: nitrobatterio m
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zh:nitrobacterium

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