noun
nitrite bacteria
Technical term in microbiology; refers to bacteria that oxidize nitrites to nitrates, often in the context of the nitrogen cycle.
亜硝酸菌は硝化作用に関与する微生物の一種です。
Nitrite bacteria are a type of microorganism involved in nitrification.
硝酸菌 (nitrate bacteria) oxidize nitrites to nitrates, while 亜硝酸菌 (nitrite bacteria) oxidize ammonia to nitrites; both are involved in nitrification.
Compound of 亜硝酸 (nitrous acid) and 菌 (bacterium).