Nitrobacter vulgaris
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.
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| Species: | N. vulgaris |
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| Nitrobacter vulgaris Bock et al. 2001[1] | |
NO2- + 1/2O2 -> NO3-
Genomics
- Nitrobacter Genome Projects (from Genomes OnLine Database)
- Comparative Analysis of Nitrobacter Genomes (at DOE's IMG system)
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