Nitrosococcus
Sign in to saveNitrosococcus is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. It is an ammonia-oxidizing bacterium which oxidizes ammonia into nitrite. Nitrosococcus can be found in marine environments and salt lakes.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassGammaproteobacteria
- OrderNitrosococcales
- FamilyNitrosococcaceae
Habitatmarine
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chromatiaceae
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- taxon name
- Nitrosococcus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
- title
- Nitrosococcus
- page(s)
- 1–3
- publication date
- 2015-09-14
- author name string
- Hans-Peter Koops
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Nitrosococcus is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. It is an ammonia-oxidizing bacterium which oxidizes ammonia into nitrite. Nitrosococcus can be found in marine environments and salt lakes.
==References==
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