- nitrite bacteria
- nitrite bacteria,= nitrous bacteria. (Cf. ↑nitrous bacteria)
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Nitrite oxidoreductase — (NOR or NXR) is an enzyme involved in nitrification. It is the last step in the process of aerobic ammonia oxidation, which is carried out by two groups of nitrifying bacteria: ammonia oxidizers such as Nitrosospira, Nitrosomonas and… … Wikipedia
Nitrite — ion with an O N O bond angle of ca. 120° … Wikipedia
Nitrite reductase — refers to any of several classes of enzymes that catalyze the reduction of nitrite. There are two classes of NIR s. A multi haem enzyme reduces NO2 to a variety of products. Copper containing enzymes carry out a single electron transfer to… … Wikipedia
bacteria — bacterial, adj. bacterially, adv. /bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. bacterium / tear ee euhm/. ubiquitous one celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom … Universalium
nitrous bacteria — noun soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites • Syn: ↑nitrosobacteria • Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑true bacteria • Member Holonyms: ↑Nitrosomonas, ↑genus … Useful english dictionary
Nitrifying bacteria — are chemoautotrophic or chemolithotrophs depending on the genera (Nitrosomonas, Nitrosococcus, Nitrobacter, Nitrococcus) bacteria that grow by consuming inorganic nitrogen compounds.[1] Many species of nitrifying bacteria have complex internal… … Wikipedia
Sodium nitrite — Sodium nitrite … Wikipedia
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
Chemosynthesis — Chem o*syn the*sis, n. [Chemical + synthesis.] (Plant Physiol.) Synthesis of organic compounds by energy derived from chemical changes or reactions. Chemosynthesis of carbohydrates occurs in the nitrite bacteria through the oxidation of ammonia… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chemosynthetic — Chemosynthesis Chem o*syn the*sis, n. [Chemical + synthesis.] (Plant Physiol.) Synthesis of organic compounds by energy derived from chemical changes or reactions. Chemosynthesis of carbohydrates occurs in the nitrite bacteria through the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
