nitrobacteria

Definitions of nitrobacteria
  1. noun
    soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates
    synonyms: nitric bacteria
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    type of:
    eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
    a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
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