Thiobacillus denitrificans

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Thiobacillus denitrificans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Nitrosomonadales
Family: Thiobacillacaeae
Genus: Thiobacillus
Species:
T. denitrificans
Binomial name
Thiobacillus denitrificans
(ex Beijerinck 1904) Kelly and Harrison 1989

Thiobacillus denitrificans is a Gram-negative, obligate chemolithoautotroph.[1] It was originally discovered by Martinus Beijerinck in 1904.[1]

Thiobacillus denitrificans is particularly notable for its ability to oxidize sulfur and uranium compounds in a nitrate-dependent manner.[2]

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