Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
phylum within thekingdom Bacteria — theacidophilic bacteria . - proper noun A taxonomic
class within thephylum Acidobacteria.
Etymologies
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See acid and bacteria.
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Examples
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One of their most exciting discoveries was this uniquely light-harvesting photosynthetic species of the Acidobacteria phylum.
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
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One of their most exciting discoveries was this uniquely light-harvesting photosynthetic species of the Acidobacteria phylum.
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Not only has the microbe been declared a new genus and species, it is the first phototrophic member of the phylum Acidobacteria.
Penn State Live 2008
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