thiobacillus

thiobacillus

(ˌθaɪəʊbəˈsɪləs)

n, pl -li (-laɪ)

(Biology) a rod-shaped bacterium in the genus Thiobacillus that oxidizes sulphur and is found living in sewage, water, and soil

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thiobacillus - small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella genus Thiobacillus - a genus of bacteria sulfur bacteria, sulphur bacteria, thiobacteria - any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus

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