| 释义 |
ni·tro·so·coc·cus
\ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäkəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from nitrosus nitrous + -o- + -coccus
: a genus of large nonmotile spherical bacteria (family Nitrobacteriaceae) comprising a single species (N. nitrosus) that oxidizes ammonia compounds to nitrites in the soil or on suitable media |