| Limnobacter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Burkholderiaceae |
| Genus: | Limnobacter Spring et al. 2001 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Limnobacter thiooxidans [2] | |
| Species | |
Limnobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, oxidase- and catalase-positive, motile bacteria with a single polar flagellum, of the family Burkholderiaceae and class Betaproteobacteria. [3] [4] Limnobacter species have the ability to oxidize thiosulfate. [5]