Engelsk substantiv: nitrobacterium | |||
1. | nitrobacterium (om dyr) 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 | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | bacteria, bacterium | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | nitrate bacterium, nitric bacterium, nitrite bacterium, nitrous bacterium | ||