sulfur bacteria

noun

several species of bacteria, especially of the genera Beggiatoa and Thiobacillus, that have the ability to utilize sulfur or inorganic sulfur compounds as an energy source.

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1900–05

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sulfur bacteria
noun
any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus [syn: thiobacteria]

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