Kingdom Bacteria Higher classification Betaproteobacteria | Phylum Proteobacteria Rank Order | |
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Similar Bacteria, Proteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Thiotrichales, Desulfovibrionales | ||
The Nitrosomonadales are a small order of Proteobacteria. Like all Proteobacteria, they are Gram-negative. They include Nitrosomonas, Nitrosospira, Gallionella (iron bacteria), and Spirillum. Members of the genus Nitrosomonas oxidize ammonia into nitrite, a process called nitrification. They are important in the nitrogen cycle. The species Spirillum minus causes rat-bite fever.
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