Desulfotomaculum geothermicum

Desulfotomaculum geothermicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Clostridia
Order: Clostridiales
Family: Peptococcaceae
Genus: Desulfotomaculum
Species: D. geothermicum
Binomial name
Desulfotomaculum geothermicum
Daumas et al. 1990

Desulfotomaculum geothermicum is a thermophilic, fatty acid-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Its cells are Gram-negative and form gas vacuoles during sporulation. Its type strain is BSD.[1]

References

  1. Daumas, S.; Cord-Ruwisch, R.; Garcia, J. L. (1988). "Desulfotomaculum geothermicum sp. nov., a thermophilic, fatty acid-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated with H2 from geothermal ground water". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 54 (2): 165–178. doi:10.1007/BF00419203. ISSN 0003-6072.

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