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Nitrobacterium

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Noun

1. 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

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Nitrobacterium

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singular noun
nitrobacteria

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Nitrobacterium

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n. pl. ni·tro·bac·te·ri·a (-tîrē-ə)
A nitrifying bacterium.

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