SULFUR BACTERIA


Meaning of SULFUR BACTERIA in English

several species of bacteria, esp. of the genera Beggiatoa and Thiobacillus, that have the ability to utilize sulfur or inorganic sulfur compounds as an energy source.

[ 1900-05 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .