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sulphur bacteria

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Noun1.sulphur bacteria - any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus
thiobacillus - small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur


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Eventually, the sulphurous, oxygen-starved water builds until it reaches the sunlit zone, and then the green sulphur bacteria flourish, producing huge volumes of toxic hydrogen sulphide, which enters the atmosphere in great belched bubbles, destroying much life on land.
 
 
 
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