nitrobacteria

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
nitrobacteria
    n 1: soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates [syn:
         {nitric bacteria}, {nitrobacteria}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
nitrobacteria \nitrobacteria\ n.
   Soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates.

   Syn: nitric bacteria.
        [WordNet 1.5]
    

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