English noun: thiobacillus | |||
1. | thiobacillus (animal) small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sulfur bacteria, sulphur bacteria, thiobacteria | ||
Member meronym | genus Thiobacillus | ||