sulfur bacteria

plural noun

several species of bacteria, especially of the genera Beggiatoa and Thiobacillus, that have the ability to utilize sulfur or inorganic sulfur compounds as an energy source.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sulfur bacteria¹

First recorded in 1900–05

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"We wanted to know more about the role these different sulfur bacteria play in the nitrogen cycle."

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And it hints at another potential instance of naturally emerging quantum biology: Green sulfur bacteria reside in the deep ocean where the scarcity of life-giving light might even spur quantum-mechanical evolutionary adaptations to boost photosynthesis.

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Dr. Schopf and his colleagues then compared the specimens with modern communities of sulfur bacteria found off the coast of Chile in 2007.

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Sulfate-reducing bacteria actually eat sulfur and make hydrogen sulfide gas, which is eaten by the green and purple sulfur bacteria.

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sulfurated potash sulfur butterfly

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