Nitrosococcus is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria.[4] It is an ammonia-oxidizing bacterium which oxidizes ammonia into nitrite. Nitrosococcus can be found in marine environments and salt lakes.[1]
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| Nitrosococcus |
| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Bacteria |
| Kingdom: |
Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: |
Pseudomonadota |
| Class: |
Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: |
Chromatiales |
| Family: |
Chromatiaceae |
| Genus: |
Nitrosococcus
Winogradsky 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)[1] |
| Type species |
Nitrosococcus nitrosus
(Migula 1900) Buchanan 1925 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Species[2] |
- "Nitrosococcus halophilus" Campbell et al. 2011
- "Nitrosococcus mobilis" Koops et al. 1976
- Nitrosococcus nitrosus (Migula 1900) Buchanan 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)
- Nitrosococcus oceani corrig. (Watson 1965) Watson 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
- "Nitrosococcus wardiae" Wang et al. 2016[3]
- "Nitrosococcus watsonii" Campbell et al. 2011[1]
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| Synonyms |
- "Nitrosocystis Watson 1965
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