Nitrosomonadaceae

Nitrosomonas is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria belonging to the class Betaproteobacteria. It is one of the five genera of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and, as an obligate chemolithoautotroph, uses ammonia (NH3) as an energy source and carbon dioxide (CO2) as a carbon source in the presence of oxygen.

REDIRECT Nitrosomonadales

species of bacterium