Desulfonatronum thiodismutans | |
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Species: | D. thiodismutans
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Desulfonatronum thiodismutans Pikuta et al. 2003
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Desulfonatronum thiodismutans is an alkaliphilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium capable of lithoautotrophic growth. It is Gram-negative, vibrio-shaped, with cells 0.6–0.7×1.2–2.7 μm in size, motile by a single polar flagellum. Its type strain is MLF1T (=ATCC BAA-395T =DSM 14708T).[1]