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SULPHUR BACTERIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus
Synonyms:
sulfur bacteria; sulphur bacteria; thiobacteria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sulphur bacteria" is a kind of...):
thiobacillus (small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur)