thiobacillus

Noun
  1. Small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur (synset 101365762)
    is a type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
    subtypes: sulfur bacteria, sulphur bacteria, thiobacteria - any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus
    belongs to: genus thiobacillus - a genus of bacteria

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