Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum

Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Deltaproteobacteria
Order: Desulfovibrionales
Family: Desulfovibrionaceae
Genus: Desulfonatronum
Species: D. thiosulfatophilum
Binomial name
Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum
Sorokin et al. 2011

Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum is a species of haloalkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacteria. It is able to grow lithotrophically by dismutation of thiosulfate and sulfite.[1]

References

  1. Sorokin, D. Y.; Tourova, T. P.; Kolganova, T. V.; Detkova, E. N.; Galinski, E. A.; Muyzer, G. (2011). "Culturable diversity of lithotrophic haloalkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacteria in soda lakes and the description of Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum sp. nov., Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum sp. nov., Desulfonatronovibrio thiodismutans sp. nov., and Desulfonatronovibrio magnus sp. nov.". Extremophiles. 15 (3): 391–401. doi:10.1007/s00792-011-0370-7. ISSN 1431-0651.

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