HyperDic: sulphur_bacteria

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

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