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sulfur bacteria

plural noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of sulfur bacteria1

First recorded in 1900–05

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