Desulfocapsa sulfexigens

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Desulfocapsa sulfexigens
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class: Desulfobulbia
Order: Desulfobulbales
Family: Desulfocapsaceae
Genus: Desulfocapsa
Species:
D. sulfexigens
Binomial name
Desulfocapsa sulfexigens
Finster et al. 1998

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

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  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. doi:10.1128/AEM.64.1.119-125.1998. PMC   124681 . PMID   9435068.

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