Word: thiobacilli
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...around a warm spring, that were teeming with clams, mussels, tube worms and scavenger crabs. The probable explanation for the profusion of these organisms, announced last week: warm waters from the submarine hot spots are rich in hydrogen sulfide, which provides a food supply for sulfur-eating organisms called thiobacilli. These bacteria, in turn, become part of a food chain that nourishes the marine animals clustering around the submarine geysers...
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