Desulfotomaculum geothermicum
| Desulfotomaculum geothermicum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Clostridiales |
| Family: | Peptococcaceae |
| Genus: | Desulfotomaculum |
| Species: | D. geothermicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Desulfotomaculum geothermicum Daumas et al. 1990 | |
Desulfotomaculum geothermicum is a thermophilic, fatty acid-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Its cells are Gram-negative and form gas vacuoles during sporulation. Its type strain is BSD.[1]
References
- ↑ Daumas, S.; Cord-Ruwisch, R.; Garcia, J. L. (1988). "Desulfotomaculum geothermicum sp. nov., a thermophilic, fatty acid-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated with H2 from geothermal ground water". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 54 (2): 165–178. doi:10.1007/BF00419203. ISSN 0003-6072.
Further reading
- Anandkumar, Balakrishnan, et al. "Effect of thermophilic sulphate-reducing bacteria (Desulfotomaculum geothermicum) isolated from Indian petroleum refinery on the corrosion of mild steel." Current Science (00113891) 97.3 (2009).
- Adams, Michael W., et al., eds. Biochemistry and physiology of anaerobic bacteria. Springer, 2003.
External links
- LPSN
- Desulfotomaculum geothermicum at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Type strain of Desulfotomaculum geothermicum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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