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Bacterial Taxonomy Bacterial Taxonomy Part 2 Cyanobacteria Division II Bacteria Phototrophic Bacteria Gliding Bacteria Sheated Bacteria Budding and OR Appendaged Bacteria Spirochetes Spiral and Curved Bacteria Gram Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci Gram Negative Facultatively Anerobic Rods Gram Negative Anerobic Bacteria Gram Negative Cocci and Coccobacilli

Features of Nitrifying Bacteria

Tabular Form of Bacterial Classification From David Bergey's Manual
Features of Nitrifying Bacteria

Genus	Energy Yielding Reactions	Cell Shape	Membrane Intrusions	Motility	G+C Moles in %
Nitrosomonas	NH₃ --> NO₂	Rods	Lamellar	Non Motile or motile with subpolar flagella	47.4 - 51.00
Nitrosospira	NH₃ --> NO₂	Spiral	None	Non motile or motile by peritrichous flagella	54.1
Nitrosococcus	NH₃ --> NO₂	Spherical	Lamellar	Non motile or motile by peritrichous flagella	50.5 - 51.0
Nitrosolobus	NH₃ --> NO₂	Lobular	Vesicular	Motile by peritrichous flagella	53.6-55.1
Nitrobacter	NO₂ --> NO₃	Rods,Often pear shaped	Lamellar	Non motile	60.7-61.7
Nitrospira	NO₂ --> NO₃	Long,Slender rods	None	Non motile	57.7
Nitrococcus	NO₂ --> NO₃	Spherical	Tubular	Motile by one or two sub terminal flagella	61.2

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Bacterial Taxonomy Part 2 Gram Negative Anaerobic Cocci Gram Negative Chemolithotophic Bacteria Methane Producting Bacteria Gram Positive Cocci Features of Gram Negative Cocci and Coccobacilli Features of Nitrifying Bacteria Characters of Bacteria Metabolising Sulphur and Sulphur Compounds Characteristics of Methane Producing Bacteria Characteristics of Family Micrococcaceae

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