Definition of Sulfur bacteria

1. Noun. Any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus.

Exact synonyms: Sulphur Bacteria, Thiobacteria
Generic synonyms: Thiobacillus

Definition of Sulfur bacteria

1. Noun. (plural of sulfur bacterium) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sulfur Bacteria

sulfoxymethyl
sulfoxymethyls
sulfur
sulfur-32
sulfur-33
sulfur-34
sulfur-35
sulfur-36
sulfur-bottom
sulfur-bottom whale
sulfur-color
sulfur-colored
sulfur-crested cockatoo
sulfur acid
sulfur alcohol
sulfur bacteria (current term)
sulfur bacterium
sulfur bath
sulfur bottom
sulfur candle
sulfur candles
sulfur cast
sulfur cockatoo
sulfur cone
sulfur cycle
sulfur dibromide
sulfur dioxide
sulfur ether
sulfur fungus

Literary usage of Sulfur bacteria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by Edwin Oakes Jordan (1910)
"The physiology of the group of sulfur bacteria is unlike that of any other living organisms, ... The true sulfur bacteria all contain in their protoplasm ..."

2. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by Edwin Oakes Jordan (1910)
"The physiology of the group of sulfur bacteria is unlike that of any other living ... The true sulfur bacteria all contain in their protoplasm highly ..."

3. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by Edwin Oakes Jordan (1921)
"The physiology of the group of sulfur bacteria is unlike that of any other living ... The true sulfur bacteria all contain in their protoplasm highly ..."

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