1. free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds; [syn: Thiobacteriaceae, family Thiobacteriaceae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
family Thiobacteriaceae
n 1: free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive
energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds [syn:
Thiobacteriaceae, family Thiobacteriaceae]