- genus Thiobacillus
- nouna genus of bacteria• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Thiobacteriaceae, ↑family Thiobacteriaceae• Member Meronyms: ↑thiobacillus
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genus Thiobacillus
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Thiobacillus — Systematik Reich: Bakterien (Bacteria) Stamm: Proteobacteria Klasse: Betaproteobacteria Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
thiobacillus — noun small rod shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur • Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑true bacteria • Hyponyms: ↑thiobacteria, ↑sulphur bacteria, ↑sulfur bacteria … Useful english dictionary
thiobacillus — thio·ba·cil·lus bə sil əs n 1) cap a genus of small rod shaped bacteria (family Thiobacteriaceae) that live in water, sewage, and soils, derive energy from oxidation of sulfides, thiosulfates, or elemental sulfur, and obtain carbon from carbon… … Medical dictionary
thiobacillus — /thuy oh beuh sil euhs/, n., pl. thiobacilli / sil uy/. Bacteriol. any of several rod shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds. [1975 80; NL; see… … Universalium
bacteria genus — noun a genus of bacteria • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Heliobacter, ↑genus Heliobacter, ↑Aerobacter, ↑genus Aerobacter, ↑Rhizobium, ↑genus Rhizobium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hydrogenophilaceae — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Hydrogenophilaceae regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria class = Betaproteobacteria ordo = Hydrogenophilales familia = Hydrogenophilaceae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Hydrogenophilus Thiobacillus… … Wikipedia
Thermithiobacillus tepidarius — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Thermithiobacillus tepidarius regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Gamma Proteobacteria ordo = Acidithiobacillales familia = Thermithiobacillaceae genus = Thermithiobacillus species = T.tepidarius… … Wikipedia
sulfur bacteria — noun any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus • Syn: ↑thiobacteria, ↑sulphur bacteria • Hypernyms: ↑thiobacillus * * * several species of bacteria, esp. of the genera Beggiatoa and Thiobacillus, that have the ability to utilize sulfur or inorganic … Useful english dictionary
Thiobacteriaceae — noun free living coccoid to rod shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds • Syn: ↑family Thiobacteriaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales … Useful english dictionary
sulfur bacteria — 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. [1900 05] * * * Any of a diverse group of bacteria that are capable of… … Universalium
