Desulfurococcus

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Desulfurococcus
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Desulfurococcus

Zillig & Stetter 1983
Type species
Desulfurococcus mucosus
Zillig & Stetter 1983
Species
  • D. amylolyticus
  • D. fermentans
  • D. kamchatkensis
  • D. mobilis
  • D. mucosus
  • "D. saccharovorans"

In taxonomy, Desulfurococcus is a genus of the Desulfurococcaceae. [1]

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References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Desulfurococcus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information . Retrieved 2007-03-19.

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