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

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Nitrosomonas europaea  

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Scope note

  • The type species of the genus NITROSOMONAS, a gram-negative chemolithotroph that oxidizes ammonia to nitrite. It is found in soil, sewage, freshwater, and on building walls, and especially in polluted areas where air contains high levels of nitrogen compounds.

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  • 2004

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