English noun: family Nitrobacteriaceae | |||
| 1. | family Nitrobacteriaceae (animal) usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria | ||
| Synonyms | Nitrobacteriaceae | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bacteria genus | ||
| Member holonym | genus Nitrobacter, genus Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter, Nitrosomonas | ||
| Member meronym | order Pseudomonadales, Pseudomonadales | ||