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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci > Nitrosomonadaceae > Nitrosomonas
Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Betaproteobacteria > Nitrosomonadaceae > Nitrosomonas

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Nitrosomonas  

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  • A genus of gram-negative, ellipsoidal or rod-shaped bacteria whose major source of energy and reducing power is from the oxidation of ammonia to nitrite. Its species occur in soils, oceans, lakes, rivers, and sewage disposal systems.

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