Thiorhodaceae

plural noun

Thio·​rho·​da·​ce·​ae

ˌthīərōˈdāsēˌē

: a family of purple sulfur bacteria (suborder Rhodobacteriinae) using hydrogen sulfide as a hydrogen donor in their metabolism and accumulating molecular sulfur as a metabolic by-product

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from thi- + rhod- + -aceae

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