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sulfur bacterium

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sulfur bacterium (noun)
  2. green sulfur bacterium (noun)
  3. purple sulfur bacterium (noun)

sulfur bacterium

noun

Definition of SULFUR BACTERIUM

: any of various bacteria (especially genus Thiobacillus) capable of metabolizing sulfur compounds

First Known Use of SULFUR BACTERIUM

1891

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