English noun: family Thiobacteriaceae | |||
1. | family Thiobacteriaceae (animal) free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds | ||
Synonyms | Thiobacteriaceae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bacteria family | ||
Member holonym | genus Thiobacillus | ||
Member meronym | order Pseudomonadales, Pseudomonadales | ||