Desulfobacter

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

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Desulfobacter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class: Desulfobacteria
Order: Desulfobacterales
Family: Desulfobacteraceae
Genus: Desulfobacter
Widdel 1981[1]
Type species
Desulfobacter postgatei
Widdel 1981
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Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[4]

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024[5][6][7] 120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226[8][9][10]
Desulfobacter

D. hydrogenophilus Widdel 1988

D. curvatus Widdel 1988

D. postgatei Widdel 1981

D. vibrioformis Lien & Beeder 1997

D. halotolerans Brandt & Ingvorsen 1998

D. latus Widdel 1988

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