Desulfuromonas

Desulfuromonas is a Gram negative bacterial genus from the family of Desulfuromonadaceae.[1][2][3] Desulfuromonas can reduce elemental sulfur to H2S.[4] Desulfuromonas occur in anoxic sediments and saline lakes.[5]

Desulfuromonas
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Deltaproteobacteria
Order:
Desulfuromonadales
Family:
Desulfuromonadaceae
Genus:
Desulfuromonas

Pfennig and Biebl 1977[1]
Type species
Desulfuromonas acetoxidans[1]
Species

D. acetexigens[1]
D. acetoxidans[1]
D. carbonis[1]
D. chloroethenica[1]
D. michiganensis[1]
D. palmitatis[1]
D. svalbardensis[1]
D. thiophila[1]

References
  1. Parte, A.C. "Desulfuromonas". LPSN.
  2. "Desulfuromonas". www.uniprot.org.
  3. Kuever, Jan; Rainey, Fred A.; Widdel, Friedrich (1 January 2015). "Desulfuromonas". Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: 1–7. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01039. ISBN 9781118960608.
  4. Kuever, Jan; Rainey, Fred A.; Widdel, Friedrich (2015). "Desulfuromonas". Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria: 1–7. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01039. ISBN 9781118960608.
  5. editor-in-chief, George M. Garrity (2005). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. ISBN 0-387-24145-0.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

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