sulphur bacteria

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kükürt bakterileri
sulfur bacteria
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Definition of sulphur bacteria in English English dictionary

sulfur bacteria
plural form of sulfur bacterium
sulfur bacteria
Any of a diverse group of bacteria that are capable of metabolizing sulfur and its compounds and are important in the sulfur cycle. Members of the genus Thiobacillus, widespread in marine and terrestrial habitats, react with sulfur to produce sulfates useful to plants; in deep ground deposits they generate sulfuric acid, which dissolves metals in mines and corrodes concrete and steel. Desulfovibrio desulficans reduces sulfates in waterlogged soils and sewage to hydrogen sulfide, a gas with the common rotten-egg odour
sulphur bacteria

    Hyphenation

    sul·phur bac·te·ri·a

    Turkish pronunciation

    sʌlfır bäktîriı

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsəlfər bakˈtərēə/ /ˈsʌlfɜr bækˈtɪriːə/
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