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THIOBACTERIACEAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Thiobacteriaceae mean?
• THIOBACTERIACEAE (noun)
The noun THIOBACTERIACEAE has 1 sense:
1. free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds
Familiarity information: THIOBACTERIACEAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Thiobacteriaceae; Thiobacteriaceae
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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