Nitrobacter winogradskyi
| Nitrobacter winogradskyi | |
|---|---|
| TEM image of Nitrobacter winogradskyi strain Nb-255 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Nitrobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Nitrobacter |
| Species: | N. winogradskyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nitrobacter winogradskyi Winslow et al. 1917 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bacillus nirobakter, Bacterium nitrobacter, Nitrobacter winogradskii | |
Nitrobacter winogradskyi is a gram-negative nitrite-oxidizing bacteria from the genus of Nitrobacter. It is a chemolithoautotroph that derives energy by oxidation of nitrite. Nitrobacter winogradskyi is rod-shaped and is involved in the biological nitrification process that occurs within the nitrogen cycle.