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Desulfuromonadales

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Kingdom
  
Bacteria

Higher classification
  
Deltaproteobacteria

Phylum
  
Proteobacteria

Rank
  
Order

Similar
  
Bacteria, Deltaproteobacteria, Desulfovibrionales, Proteobacteria, Geobacter

The Desulfuromonadales are an order within the Proteobacteria. Various members of the Desulfomonadales are capable of anaerobic respiration utilizing a variety of compounds as electron acceptors, including sulfur, Mn(IV), Fe(III), nitrate, Co(III), Tc(VII), U(VI) and trichloroacetic acid

The order Desulfuromonadales contains the following families and genera:

  • Desulfuromonadaceae corrig. Kuever et al. 2006
  • Desulfuromonas Pfennig & Biebl 1977
  • Desulfuromusa Liesack & Finster 1994
  • Geobacteraceae Holmes et al. 2004
  • Geoalkalibacter Zavarzina et al. 2007
  • Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995
  • Geopsychrobacter Holmes et al. 2005
  • Geothermobacter Kashefi et al. 2005
  • Pelobacteraceae
  • Malonomonas Dehning & Schink 1990
  • Pelobacter Schink & Pfennig 1983
  • References

    Desulfuromonadales Wikipedia