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THIOBACTERIACEAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

family Thiobacteriaceae; Thiobacteriaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bacteria family (a family of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "Thiobacteriaceae"):

genus Thiobacillus (a genus of bacteria)

Holonyms ("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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