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thiobacteria definition

thio·bac·teria (-bak tir′ē ə)

plural noun sing. thiobacterium -·ri·um (-əm)

bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide

Etymology: thio- + bacteria

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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