Nitrobacteraceae

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Etymology

Nitrobacter +‎ -aceae

Proper noun

Nitrobacteraceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Hyphomicrobiales – Synonym of Bradyrhizobiaceae, certain Alphaproteobacteria commonly found in soil and water, that derive their energy from oxidizing ammonia to nitrite, or nitrite to nitrate.

Hypernyms

• (family): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Alphaproteobacteria – class; Hyphomicrobiales – order

Hyponyms

• (family): Afipia, Blastobacter, Bosea, Bradyrhizobium, Nitrobacter, Oligotropha, Photorhizobium, Rhodoblastus, Rhodopseudomonas, Salinarimonas, Tardiphaga, Variibacter – genera

References

• Nitrobacteraceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bradyrhizobiaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Bradyrhizobiaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Nitrobacteraceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Nitrobacteraceae at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature