thio-, thi-, thion-

(Greek: brimstone, sulfur)


Thiobacillus
1. Small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur.
2. A rod-shaped bacteria that derives energy from the oxidation of one or more reduced sulfur compounds.

Its organisms are widely distributed in marine, freshwater, and soil environments, especially where oxidizable sulfur is abundant.

Thiobacteria
thiobios
Life forms that thrive in the presence of sulfur; such as, those inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from the oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
thiodotherapy
thioether
thiogenic
thionic
thiopectic
thiopexic
thiopexy
thiophil
thiophile
thiophilic
thiophily
thiophosphate