Nitrobacter vulgaris
Species of bacterium
| Nitrobacter vulgaris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Nitrobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Nitrobacter |
| Species: | N. vulgaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Nitrobacter vulgaris Bock et al. 2001[1] | |
Nitrobacter vulgaris is a rod-shaped, Gram-negative, and a chemoautotrophic bacterium. It plays an important role in the nitrogen cycle by oxidizing nitrite into nitrate in soil. It cannot tolerate highly alkaline (NH4+) conditions.
NO2- + 1/2O2 -> NO3-
Genomics
- Nitrobacter Genome Projects (from Genomes OnLine Database)
- Comparative Analysis of Nitrobacter Genomes (at DOE's IMG system)
References
- ^ LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
External links
- Type strain of Nitrobacter vulgaris at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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