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: Desulfococcus oleovorans Hxd3 '

Desulfococcus biacutus, Desulfococcus multivorans, Desulfococcus oleovorans, Desulfococcus sp. DSM 8541

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