Definition of nitrobacterium Nitrobacterium
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NounPlural: nitrobacteria |
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| nitrobacterium - any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates | ||
| bacteria, bacterium (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants | ||
| nitrate bacterium, nitric bacterium any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates | ||
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