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Definition of Genus Nitrobacter
1. Noun. Rod-shaped soil bacteria.
Generic synonyms: Bacteria Genus
Group relationships: Family Nitrobacteriaceae, Nitrobacteriaceae
Member holonyms: Nitric Bacteria, Nitrobacteria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Nitrobacter
Literary usage of Genus Nitrobacter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plant Anatomy from the Standpoint of the Development and Functions of the by William Chase Stevens (1916)
"utilize the kinetic energy liberated by this oxidation in making food from carbon
dioxide and water. Other bacteria included in the genus Nitrobacter ..."
2. Microbiology: A Text-book of Microörganisms, General and Applied by Charles E. Marshall (1921)
"... in the genus Nitrobacter. Apart from these bacteria there is an organism,
according to Kaserer, that can oxidize ammonia directly to nitrate. ..."
3. Sewage Disposal by Leonard Parker Kinnicutt (1919)
"The nitrate formers of the genus Nitrobacter are smaller oval rods, capsulated,
and responding with difficulty to ordinary bacterial stains. ..."
4. Microbiology for Agricultural and Domestic Science Students by Charles Edward Marshall, Frederic Theodore Bioletti (1911)
"... in the genus Nitrobacter. Apart from these bacteria there is an organism,
according to Kaserer, that can oxidize ammonia directly to nitrate. ..."
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