Domain Bacteria Class Clostridia Family Peptococcaceae Rank Species | Phylum Firmicutes Order Clostridiales Genus Desulfitobacterium | |
Similar Desulfitobacterium, Desulfomonile, Dehalobacter, Dehalococcoides, Desulfuromonas | ||
Desulfitobacterium chlororespirans is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming species of bacteria. Its type strain is Co23 (= ATCC 700175 = DSM 11544). It grows by coupling the oxidation of lactate to the reductive dechlorination of 3-chloro-4-hydroxybenzoate.
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