HyperDic: sulfur_bacteria

English > 1 sense of the expression sulfur bacteria:
NOUNanimalsulfur bacteria, thiobacteria, sulphur bacteriaany bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus
English > sulfur bacteria: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus.
Synonymsthiobacteria, sulphur bacteria
Broaderthiobacillussmall rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur
Spanishbacterias sulfurosas, Thiobacteria

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