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Nitrobacteriaceae

Nitrobacteriaceae

9.9
A family of long, thin bacteria that turn ammonia or nitrite into nitrate and help the nitrogen cycle in soil
  • noun
  • /ˌnaɪtroʊbækˈtɪəriˌeɪsiː/
  • Specialized
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  • The Nitrobacteriaceae play a vital role in the conversion of ammonia to nitrates in soil.

Examples

  • Researchers isolated several species of Nitrobacteriaceae from the agricultural field samples.

  • An imbalance in Nitrobacteriaceae populations can disrupt the nitrogen cycle in aquatic systems.

  • The Nitrobacteriaceae family is essential for soil health.

  • Research on Nitrobacteriaceae has increased in recent years.

  • An imbalance in Nitrobacteriaceae populations can disrupt the nitrogen cycle in aquatic systems.

  • The Nitrobacteriaceae play a vital role in the conversion of ammonia to nitrates in soil.

  • Researchers isolated several species of Nitrobacteriaceae from the agricultural field samples.

Synonyms

nitrobacterium
vsNitrobacteriaceae
  • Specialized
8.8

A soil bacterium that changes ammonia into forms plants can use

is the broader group that includes organisms oxidizing both ammonia and nitrites
nitrobacteria
vsNitrobacteriaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

Bacteria in soil that change nitrites into nitrates for plants to use

also oxidize ammonia as well as nitrites rather than nitrites only
nitrate bacterium
vsNitrobacteriaceae
  • Specialized
7.0

A bacterium that turns nitrite into nitrate in soil

is broader including organisms that oxidize ammonia too
nitric bacteria
vsNitrobacteriaceae
  • Specialized
6.6

Bacteria in soil that change nitrites into nitrates and help plants grow

is broader and includes organisms that also oxidize ammonia
nitric bacterium
vsNitrobacteriaceae
  • Specialized
7.7

A bacterium that turns nitrite into nitrate to help plants get nitrogen

is broader covering organisms with a wider substrate range including ammonia

Surface Forms

Nitrobacteriaceae singular
Nitrobacteriaceae plural

Morphology

Nitrobacteriaceae = Nitrobacter (semi-transparent) = nitro + bacter + aceae

Formed by adding the taxonomic family suffix '-aceae' to the genus name 'Nitrobacter'; clear in a biological context but requires domain knowledge.

Etymology

Nitrobacteriaceae comes from parts you can read: nitro- for 'nitrogen', bacter- for 'bacteria', and -aceae meaning 'family'. So it names a family of rod-shaped bacteria that help change ammonia and nitrite into nitrates in the nitrogen cycle.