Nitrosomonas vs. Nitrobacter

Nitrosomonasnoun

ellipsoidal soil bacteria

Nitrosomonas

Nitrosomonas is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria, belonging to the Betaproteobacteria. It is one of the five genera of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and, as an obligate chemolithoautotroph, uses ammonia as an energy source and CO 2 {\displaystyle {\ce {CO2}}} as a carbon source in presence of oxygen.

Nitrobacternoun

Any bacterium of the genus Nitrobacter.

Nitrobacter

A genus of rod-shaped soil bacteria.

Nitrobacternoun

rod-shaped soil bacteria

Nitrobacter

Nitrobacter is a genus comprising rod-shaped, gram-negative, and chemoautotrophic bacteria. The name Nitrobacter derives from the Latin neuter gender noun nitrum, nitri, alkalis; the Ancient Greek noun βακτηρία, βακτηρίᾱς, rod.