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NITROBACTERIACEAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nitrobacteriaceae mean?
• NITROBACTERIACEAE (noun)
The noun NITROBACTERIACEAE has 1 sense:
1. usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria
Familiarity information: NITROBACTERIACEAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Nitrobacteriaceae; Nitrobacteriaceae
Hypernyms ("Nitrobacteriaceae" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "Nitrobacteriaceae"):
genus Nitrobacter; Nitrobacter (rod-shaped soil bacteria)
genus Nitrosomonas; Nitrosomonas (ellipsoidal soil bacteria)
Holonyms ("Nitrobacteriaceae" is a member of...):
order Pseudomonadales; Pseudomonadales (one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments)
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