Winslow et al. proposed the type species Nitrobacter winogradsky in 1917 .
Winogradsky named the bacteria responsible for the oxidation of nitrite to nitrate Nitrobacter in his subsequent study on microbial nitrification in 1892 .
Winslow et al. proposed the type species Nitrobacter   in 1917 .
Winogradsky named the bacteria responsible for the oxidation of nitrite to nitrate Nitrobacter in his subsequent study on microbial nitrification in 1892 .