Higher classification Geobacter Order Desulfuromonadales | Family Geobacteraceae Phylum Proteobacteria Rank Species | |
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Similar Geobacter, Bacteria, Geobacter sulfurreducens, Shewanella, Shewanella putrefaciens | ||
Geobacter metallireducens is a gram-negative metal-reducing proteobacterium. It is a strict anaerobe that oxidizes several short-chain fatty acids, alcohols, and monoaromatic compounds with Fe(III) as the sole electron acceptor. It can also use uranium for its growth and convert U(VI) to U(IV).
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Geobacter metallireducens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA