Nitrobacter
noun
Ni·tro·bac·ter ˈnī-(ˌ)trō-ˌbak-tər 
1
: a genus of rod- or pear-shaped nitrifying bacteria (family Bradyrhizobiaceae) occurring in soil, securing energy for growth by oxidizing nitrites to nitrates, and growing poorly on organic media
2
nitrobacter plural nitrobacters : any bacterium of the genus Nitrobacter
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from nitr- + -bacter
- divergency
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