Usually means: Bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrate.
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▸ noun:  any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates


Opposite:
anaerobic, denitrifying, non-nitrogen fixing

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anaerobic, denitrifying, non-nitrogen fixing




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