sulfur bacteria: Meaning and Definition of

sul'fur bacte"ria

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. several species of bacteria, esp. 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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