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NITROBACTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rod-shaped soil bacteria
Synonyms:
genus Nitrobacter; Nitrobacter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Nitrobacter" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "Nitrobacter"):
nitric bacteria; nitrobacteria (soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates)
Holonyms ("Nitrobacter" is a member of...):
family Nitrobacteriaceae; Nitrobacteriaceae (usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria)
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