denitrifying bacteria
denitrifying bacteria Bacteria that can carry out denitrification; they occur, for example, in soil and in freshwater and marine environments, and include, e.g., certain species of Bacillus, Hyphomicrobium, Paracoccus, Pseudomonas, and Thiobacillus.
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