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Beggiatoa
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Translingual
Etymology
Named in 1842 after the Italian medic and botanist F. S. Beggiato.
Proper noun
1 f
Certain bacteria living in sulfur-rich environments
genus family Beggiatoaceae 1 from 1894
genus family Thiotrichaceae 1 from 2005
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Beggiatoa alba species type species; Beggiatoa leptomitoformis species other species
Coordinate terms
genus in Thiotrichaceae Achromatium genus, Cocleimonas genus, Leucothrix genus, Thiobacterium genus, Thiomargarita genus, Thioploca genus, Thiospira genus, Thiothrix genus genera
Derived terms
Candidatus Allobeggiato genus
Candidatus Halobeggiatoa genus
Candidatus Isobeggiatoa genus
Candidatus Maribeggiatoa genus
Candidatus Parabeggiatoa genus
References
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Thiotrichaceae 1
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genus
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