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Rod-shaped soil bacteria
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nitrobacter
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nitrobacter \Nitrobacter\ prop. n. A genus of rod-shaped soil bacteria. Syn: genus Nitrobacter .
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Nitrobacter is a genus of mostly rod-shaped, gram-negative , and chemoautotrophic bacteria. Nitrobacter plays an important role in the nitrogen cycle by oxidizing nitrite into nitrate in soil. Unlike plants, where electron transfer in photosynthesis provides ...