Nitrobacteraceae
plural noun
Ni·tro·bac·te·ra·ce·ae
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variants:
or less commonly Nitrobacteriaceae \ ¦nī-(ˌ)trō-(ˌ)bak-ˌtir-ē-¦ā-sē-ˌē
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Definition of Nitrobacteraceae
in some classifications
: a family of bacteria capable of using carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and obtaining energy by oxidation of ammonia or nitrites — see nitrifying bacterium
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