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,Desulfobulbaceae,Desulfoarculaceae

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

Genome Structure

Cell Structure and Metabolism

Ecology

References