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nitrifying bacteria
nit·ri·fy·ing bacteria (nī′trə-fī′ĭng) Any of various soil bacteria that change ammonium compounds into nitrites or change nitrites into nitrates as part of the nitrogen cycle.
nitrifying bacteria
nitrifying bacteria: see nitrogen cyclenitrogen cycle,
the continuous flow of nitrogen through the biosphere by the processes of nitrogen fixation, ammonification (decay), nitrification, and denitrification. Nitrogen is vital to all living matter, both plant and animal; it is an essential constituent of amino acids,
..... Click the link for more information. .nitrifying bacteria[′nī·trə‚fī·iŋ bak′tir·ē·ə] (microbiology) Members of the family Nitrobacteraceae. nitrifying bacteria
nitrifying bacteria (nī′trĭ-fī-ĭng) Bacteria that induce nitrification, including the nitrite bacteria of the genus Nitrosomonas, which convert ammonia to nitrites, and nitrate bacteria of the genus Nitrobacter, which convert nitrites to nitrates. ThesaurusSeenitrogen cycle |