Nitrobacterieae
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Proper noun
editNitrobacterieae
- (archaic) A taxonomic tribe within the family Nitrobacteriaceae – certain nitrifying bacteria.
- 1937, Martin Frobisher, Fundamentals of Bacteriology (in English), page 104:
- The most primitive species of bacteria known to be in in the process of soil fertilization are grouped in the tribe Nitrobacterieae.
References
edit- Schizomycetes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies