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    FAMILY THIOBACTERIACEAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compoundsplay

    Synonyms:

    family Thiobacteriaceae; Thiobacteriaceae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Thiobacteriaceae" is a kind of...):

    bacteria family (a family of bacteria)

    Meronyms (members of "family Thiobacteriaceae"):

    genus Thiobacillus (a genus of bacteria)

    Holonyms ("family Thiobacteriaceae" is a member of...):

    order Pseudomonadales; Pseudomonadales (one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments)

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