Nitrobacteraceae

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Nitrobacteraceae [¦nī·trō‚bak·tə′rās·ē‚ē]

(microbiology)

The nitrifying bacteria, a family of gram-negative, chemolithotrophic bacteria; autotrophs which derive energy from nitrification of ammonia or nitrite, and obtain carbon for growth by fixation of carbon dioxide.

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