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Noun: sulfur bacteria
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: sulphur bacteria)
  1. Any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus
    "sulfur bacteria are important in the sulfur cycle";
    - thiobacteria, sulphur bacteria [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: thiobacillus

Encyclopedia: Sulfur bacteria