nitrobacteria

[ nahy-troh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]
/ ˌnaɪ troʊ bækˈtɪər i ə /

plural noun, singular ni·tro·bac·te·ri·um [nahy-troh-bak-teer-ee-uh m] /ˌnaɪ troʊ bækˈtɪər i əm/.

certain bacteria in the soil involved in nitrifying processes.

Origin of nitrobacteria

First recorded in 1890–95; nitro- + bacteria

British Dictionary definitions for nitrobacteria

nitrobacteria
/ (ˌnaɪtrəʊbækˈtɪərɪə) /

pl n singular -terium (-ˈtɪərɪəm)

soil bacteria of the order Pseudomonadales that are involved in nitrification, including species of Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter