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Noun: nitrobacterium (nitrobacteria)
  1. Any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates

Derived forms: nitrobacteria

Type of: bacteria, bacterium

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