Desulfobacter

Desulfobacter
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class:
Desulfobacteria
Order:
Desulfobacterales
Family:
Desulfobacteraceae
Genus:
Desulfobacter

Widdel 1981[1]
Type species
Desulfobacter postgatei
Widdel 1981
Species

Desulfobacter is a genus of bacteria from the family of Desulfobacteraceae.[1][2] Desulfobacter has the ability to oxidize acetate to CO2.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Genus Desulfobacter". LPSN.dsmz.de.
  2. ^ "Taxonomy - Desulfobacter (genus)". UniProt.org.
  3. ^ Sebald, Madaleine, ed. (1993). Genetics and Molecular Biology of Anaerobic Bacteria. New York, NY: Springer New York. ISBN 1-4615-7087-5.