Nitrobacter vulgaris

Nitrobacter vulgaris
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N. vulgaris
Binomial name
Nitrobacter vulgaris
Bock et al. 2001[1]

Nitrobacter vulgaris is a rod-shaped, Gram-negative, and a chemoautotrophic bacterium. It plays an important role in the nitrogen cycle by oxidizing nitrite into nitrate in soil. It cannot tolerate highly alkaline (NH4+) conditions.

NO2- + 1/2O2 -> NO3-