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GENUS THIOBACILLUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Thiobacillus mean?
• GENUS THIOBACILLUS (noun)
The noun GENUS THIOBACILLUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of bacteria
Familiarity information: GENUS THIOBACILLUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of bacteria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Thiobacillus" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "genus Thiobacillus"):
thiobacillus (small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur)
Holonyms ("genus Thiobacillus" is a member of...):
family Thiobacteriaceae; Thiobacteriaceae (free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds)
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