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NITROBACTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Rod-shaped soil bacteria

Synonyms:

genus Nitrobacter; Nitrobacter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Nitrobacter" is a kind of...):

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "Nitrobacter"):

nitric bacteria; nitrobacteria (soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates)

Holonyms ("Nitrobacter" is a member of...):

family Nitrobacteriaceae; Nitrobacteriaceae (usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria)

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