Desulfocapsa sulfexigens

Desulfocapsa sulfexigens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Deltaproteobacteria
Order: Desulfobacterales
Family: Desulfobulbaceae
Genus: Desulfocapsa
Species: D. sulfexigens
Finster et al. 1998
Binomial name
Desulfocapsa sulfexigens

Desulfocapsa sulfexigens is a mesophilic, anaerobic, gram-negative bacterium. It disproportionates elemental sulfur and thiosulfate. SB164P1 is its type strain.[1]

References

  1. Finster K, Liesack W, Thamdrup B (January 1998). "Elemental sulfur and thiosulfate disproportionation by Desulfocapsa sulfoexigens sp. nov., a new anaerobic bacterium isolated from marine surface sediment". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 64 (1): 119–25. PMC 124681. PMID 9435068. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

Further reading

  • Finster, Kai W., et al. "Complete genome sequence of Desulfocapsa sulfexigens, a marine deltaproteobacterium specialized in disproportionating inorganic sulfur compounds." Standards in Genomic Sciences 8.1 (2013).


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