Thiovulum majus
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| Thiovulum majus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Campylobacterota |
| Class: | "Campylobacteria" |
| Order: | Campylobacterales |
| Family: | Helicobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Thiovulum |
| Species: | T. majus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thiovulum majus Hinze 1913 (Approved Lists 1980) | |
Thiovulum majus is a species of bacteria and a member of the phylum Campylobacterota. This sulfide-oxidizing species has been observed to swim at speeds as high as 615 micrometers per second, faster than those recorded for any other bacterial species.[1][2]