noun
free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds
• Syn: ↑Thiobacteriaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales
• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Thiobacillus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.