nitrobacteriaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Nitrobacteriaceae
    n 1: usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or
         nitrites: nitrobacteria [syn: {Nitrobacteriaceae}, {family
         Nitrobacteriaceae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Nitrobacteriaceae \Nitrobacteriaceae\ prop. n.
   A natural family of usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize
   ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria.

   Syn: family {Nitrobacteriaceae}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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