nitric bacteria

nitric bacteria
noun
soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates
Syn: ↑nitrobacteria
Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑true bacteria
Member Holonyms: ↑Nitrobacter, ↑genus Nitrobacter

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nitric bacteria,
nitrobacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates by oxidation.

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