nitrobacterium (n)

n01374457

type n
lex_filenum 05
def any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle
def they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates
Outgoing links
Hypernym bacteria, bacterium
Hyponym nitrate bacterium, nitric bacterium; nitrite bacterium, nitrous bacterium
Incoming links
Hyponym bacteria, bacterium
Hypernym nitrate bacterium, nitric bacterium; nitrite bacterium, nitrous bacterium

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