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Answer for the clue "Ellipsoidal soil bacteria ", 12 letters:
nitrosomonas

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Nitrosomonas is a genus of rod-shaped chemoautotrophic bacteria . This organism oxidizes ammonia into nitrite as a metabolic process. Nitrosomonas are useful in bioremediation . They are important in the nitrogen cycle by increasing the availability of ...