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

: Nitrobacteriaceae

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

nitrate bacterium

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Specialized

1 7.0

A bacterium that turns nitrite into nitrate in soil

is broader including organisms that oxidize ammonia too

nitrobacterium

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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

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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

nitric bacteria

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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

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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.