Domain Bacteria Family Desulfovibrionaceae Genus Desulfovibrio Order Desulfovibrionales | Class Delta Proteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria Rank Species | |
Similar Desulfovibrio, Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense, Magnetospirillum, Magnetospirillum magneticum, Magnetobacterium bavaricum | ||
Desulfovibrio magneticus is a bacterium. It is sulfate-reducing and is notable for producing intracellular single-domain-sized magnetite particles, making it magnetotactic. Its type strain is RS-1T (=ATCC 700980T =DSM 13731T).
D. magneticus is particularly noted for its anisotropic, bullet-shaped magnetosomes, unusual amongst magnetotactic bacteria.
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