Nitrifying bacteria

Japanese: nitrifying bacteria(英語表記)nitrifyingbacteria
Nitrifying bacteria

...They are also called nitrite bacteria or ammonia oxidizers. They are one of the nitrifying bacteria, and they oxidize ammonia to nitrite aerobically. They are found in soil and the ocean.

From [Nitrate bacteria]

…They are also called nitrifying bacteria or nitrate-producing bacteria. In contrast, there are nitrite bacteria that produce nitrite from ammonia nitrogen. The two types are collectively called nitrifying bacteria. Both are important bacteria involved in the circulation of nitrogen in the soil.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "nitrifying bacteria" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…亜硝酸細菌,アンモニア酸化菌ともいう。硝化細菌nitrifying bacteriaの一つで,好気的にアンモニアを酸化して亜硝酸にする細菌。土壌および海洋に分布する。…

【硝酸菌】より

…硝酸細菌,硝酸生成細菌ともよばれる。これに対し,アンモニア態窒素から亜硝酸をつくる亜硝酸菌があり,両方をまとめて硝化細菌nitrifying bacteriaという。ともに土の中で窒素の循環にたずさわる重要な細菌である。…

※「nitrifying bacteria」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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