| Geothrix fermentans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Acidobacteriota |
| Class: | Holophagae |
| Order: | Holophagales |
| Family: | Holophagaceae |
| Genus: | Geothrix Coates et al. 1999[1] |
| Species: | G. fermentans
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| Binomial name | |
| Geothrix fermentans Coates et al. 1999[1]
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Geothrix fermentans is a rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium. It is about 0.1 μm in diameter and ranges from 2-3 μm in length.[2] Cell arrangement occurs singly and in chains. Geothrix fermentans can normally be found in aquatic sediments such as in aquifers. As an anaerobic chemoorganotroph, this organism is best known for its ability to use electron acceptors Fe(III), as well as other high potential metals. It also uses a wide range of substrates as electron donors. Research on metal reduction by G. fermentans has contributed to understanding more about the geochemical cycling of metals in the environment.[3]
- ^ a b Coates, John D.; Ellis, Debra; Gaw, Catherine; Lovely, Derek (October 1999). "Geothrix fermentans gen. nov., sp. nov., A novel Fe(III)-reducing bacterium from a hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 49 (4): 1615–1622. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-4-1615. PMID 10555343.
- ^ Kyrpides, Nikos (September 23, 2011). "Geothrix fermentans DSM 14018". Doe Joint Genome Institute. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ Liu, Joanne K.; Mehta-Kolte, Misha; Bond, Daniel R. "Expression and purification of GxcA, a c-type cytochrome involved in metal respiration by the bacterium Geothrix fermentans" (PDF). University of Minnesota. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2012.