Nitrosococcus

Nitrosococcus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Chromatiales
Family:	Chromatiaceae
Genus:	Nitrosococcus ; Winogradsky 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)
Type species
	Nitrosococcus nitrosus ; (Migula 1900) Buchanan 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)
Species
	" Nitrosococcus halophilus " Campbell et al. 2011; " Nitrosococcus mobilis " Koops et al. 1976; Nitrosococcus nitrosus (Migula 1900) Buchanan 1925 (Approved Lists 1980); Nitrosococcus oceani corrig. (Watson 1965) Watson 1971 (Approved Lists 1980); " Nitrosococcus wardiae " Wang et al. 2016; " Nitrosococcus watsonii " Campbell et al. 2011;
Synonyms
	"NitrosocystisWatson 1965;

Last updated October 01, 2025

Nitrosococcus is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria.^[4] It is an ammonia-oxidizing bacterium which oxidizes ammonia into nitrite. Nitrosococcus can be found in marine environments and salt lakes.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Campbell MA, Chain PS, Dang H, El Sheikh AF, Norton JM, Ward NL, Ward BB, Klotz MG (2011). "Nitrosococcus watsonii sp. nov., a new species of marine obligate ammonia-oxidizing bacteria that is not omnipresent in the world's oceans: Calls to validate the names 'Nitrosococcus halophilus' and 'Nitrosomonas mobilis'.". FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 76 (1): 39–48. Bibcode:2011FEMME..76...39C. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.01027.x. PMID 21204874.
↑ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Nitrosococcus". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved May 22, 2021.
↑ Wang L, Lim CK, Dang H, Hanson TE, Klotz MG (2016). "D1FHS, the Type Strain of the Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacterium Nitrosococcus wardiae spec. nov.: Enrichment, Isolation, Phylogenetic, and Growth Physiological Characterization". Front Microbiol. 7: 512. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00512 . PMC 4830845 . PMID 27148201.
↑ George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology . 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria

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[Campbell-1] 1 2 3 Campbell MA, Chain PS, Dang H, El Sheikh AF, Norton JM, Ward NL, Ward BB, Klotz MG (2011). "Nitrosococcus watsonii sp. nov., a new species of marine obligate ammonia-oxidizing bacteria that is not omnipresent in the world's oceans: Calls to validate the names 'Nitrosococcus halophilus' and 'Nitrosomonas mobilis'.". FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 76 (1): 39–48. Bibcode:2011FEMME..76...39C. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.01027.x. PMID 21204874.

[LPSN-2] Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Nitrosococcus". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved May 22, 2021.

[3] Wang L, Lim CK, Dang H, Hanson TE, Klotz MG (2016). "D1FHS, the Type Strain of the Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacterium Nitrosococcus wardiae spec. nov.: Enrichment, Isolation, Phylogenetic, and Growth Physiological Characterization". Front Microbiol. 7: 512. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00512 . PMC 4830845 . PMID 27148201.

[BergeyGamma-4] George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology . 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria

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