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Nitrobacteriaceae — prop. n. A natural family of usually rod shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria. Syn: family {Nitrobacteriaceae}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nitrobacteriaceae — noun usually rod shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria • Syn: ↑family Nitrobacteriaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales … Useful english dictionary
Pseudomonadales — noun one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram negative spiral or spherical or rod shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments • Syn: ↑order Pseudomonadales • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • … Useful english dictionary
Nitrobacter — noun rod shaped soil bacteria • Syn: ↑genus Nitrobacter • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Nitrobacteriaceae, ↑family Nitrobacteriaceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Nitrosomonas — noun ellipsoidal soil bacteria • Syn: ↑genus Nitrosomonas • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Nitrobacteriaceae, ↑family Nitrobacteriaceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
order Pseudomonadales — noun one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram negative spiral or spherical or rod shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments • Syn: ↑Pseudomonadales • Hypernyms: ↑animal order •… … Useful english dictionary
bacteria genus — noun a genus of bacteria • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Heliobacter, ↑genus Heliobacter, ↑Aerobacter, ↑genus Aerobacter, ↑Rhizobium, ↑genus Rhizobium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Nitrobacter — noun rod shaped soil bacteria • Syn: ↑Nitrobacter • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Nitrobacteriaceae, ↑family Nitrobacteriaceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Nitrosomonas — noun ellipsoidal soil bacteria • Syn: ↑Nitrosomonas • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Nitrobacteriaceae, ↑family Nitrobacteriaceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nitrifying bacteria — (ni trī fi ing) Chemolithotrophic, gram negative bacteria that are members of the family Nitrobacteriaceae and convert ammonia to nitrate and nitrite to nitrate … Dictionary of microbiology
