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noun
Any bacillus that is capable of metabolising sulfur, especially members of the genus Thiobacillus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
Narrower terms: thiobacteria, sulphur bacteria, sulfur bacteria
History
From thio- + bacillus.
