sulphur-reducing organism
sulphur-reducing organism(domains Archaea and Bacteria) The phenotype which utilizes sulphur-containing compounds, rather than oxygen, in its respiratory pathways, often releasing hydrogen sulphide. Both archaebacteria and bacteria include sulphur-reducing phenotypes.
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