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FAMILY THIOBACTERIACEAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds
Synonyms:
family Thiobacteriaceae; Thiobacteriaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Thiobacteriaceae" is a kind of...):
bacteria family (a family of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "family Thiobacteriaceae"):
genus Thiobacillus (a genus of bacteria)
Holonyms ("family Thiobacteriaceae" is a member of...):
order Pseudomonadales; Pseudomonadales (one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments)
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