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Thiothrix
Thiothrix
Translingual
Proper noun
Thiothrix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thiotrichaceae – filamentous sulfur-oxidizing bacteria.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Gamma Proteobacteria - class; Thiotrichales - order; Thiotrichaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Thiothrix nivea - type species; for other species see Thiothrix at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature.