Domain Bacteria Family Desulfovibrionaceae Phylum Proteobacteria Order Desulfovibrionales | Class Deltaproteobacteria Genus Desulfonatronum Rank Species | |
Similar Desulfovibrionales, Spirochaeta, Deltaproteobacteria, Desulfobulbus propionicus, Desulfotomaculum | ||
Desulfonatronum thiodismutans is an alkaliphilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium capable of lithoautotrophic growth. It is Gram-negative, vibrio-shaped, with cells 0.6–0.7×1.2–2.7 μm in size, motile by a single polar flagellum. Its type strain is MLF1T (=ATCC BAA-395T =DSM 14708T).
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