Desulfitobacterium chlororespirans
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| Desulfitobacterium chlororespirans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Desulfitobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Desulfitobacterium |
| Species: | D. chlororespirans |
| Binomial name | |
| Desulfitobacterium chlororespirans Sanford et al. 2001 | |
Desulfitobacterium chlororespirans is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming species of bacteria. Its type strain is Co23 (= ATCC 700175 = DSM 11544). It grows by coupling the oxidation of lactate to the reductive dechlorination of 3-chloro-4-hydroxybenzoate.[1]
