Nitrosomonas

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Nitrosomonas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Beta Proteobacteria
Order: Nitrosomonadales
Family: Nitrosomonadaceae
Genus: Nitrosomonas
Winogradsky, 1892
Species

N. aestuarii
N. communis
N. europaea
N. eutropha
N. halophila
N. marina
N. nitrosa
N. oligotropha
N. ureae

Nitrosomonas is a genus comprising ellipsoidal soil bacteria.

They are important in the nitrogen cycle by transforming ammonium into nitrite. They obtain their energy from chemosynthesis, by converting ammonia to nitrites.

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