Tags: Bacteria.

Nitrosomonas is a genus comprising rod shaped chemoautotrophic bacteria.This bacteria oxidizes ammonia into nitrite as a metabolic process. Nitrosomonas are useful in bioremediation. They are important in the nitrogen cycle by increasing the availability of nitrogen to plants while limiting carbon dioxide fixation.

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