Nitrosococcus is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria.[4] It is an ammonia-oxidizing bacterium which oxidizes ammonia into nitrite. Nitrosococcus can be found in marine environments and salt lakes.[1]
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Genus: | Nitrosococcus Winogradsky 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Nitrosococcus nitrosus (Migula 1900) Buchanan 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)
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