Desulfococcus
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A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Desulfococcus
Classification
Higher order taxa:
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; delta/epsilon subdivisions; Deltaproteobacteria; Desulfobacterales; Desulfobacteraceae
Species:
NCBI: Taxonomy Genome: Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans AK-01 Desulfobacterium autotrophicum HRM2 Desulfococcus oleovorans Hxd3 Desulfotalea psychrophila LSv54 Nitrite-oxidizing marine bacterium. |
Description and Significance
The Desulfobacterales are ranked on an order of sulfate-reducing bacteria. Desulfobacterales are composed of three families such as Desulfobacteraceae Desulfobulbaceae, Desulfoarculaceae