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nitrobacterium

/ˌnaɪ.trəʊ.bækˈtɪə.ri.əm/

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˌnaɪ.trəʊ.bækˈtɪə.ri.əm/

A type of soil bacterium involved in the nitrogen cycle, responsible for oxidizing ammonium compounds into nitrites or nitrites into nitrates.

  • 🇷🇺Тип почвенной бактерии, участвующей в круговороте азота, отвечающей за окисление соединений аммония в нитриты или нитритов в нитраты.
  1. Soil bacterium in the nitrogen cycle C2 formal scientific

    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.

    • Nitrobacteria are essential for converting ammonia into nitrates in the soil.
    • Farmers rely on nitrobacteria to enrich the soil naturally.
    • The presence of nitrobacteria indicates a healthy nitrogen cycle in the ecosystem.

    🇷🇺Почвенная бактерия в азотном цикле

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  • nitrobacterium's possessive singular form