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nitrite bacterium

DEFINITIONS OF: nitrite bacterium

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n any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites

Synonyms:
nitrous bacterium
Type of:
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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