| Thauera selenatis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodocyclales |
| Family: | Zoogloeaceae |
| Genus: | Thauera |
| Species: | T. selenatis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thauera selenatis Macy et al. 1993 [1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 55363, AX, AX39 [2] | |
Thauera selenatis is a gram-negative rod-shaped motile bacterium from the genus of Thauera with a single polar flagellum. [3] [4] Thauera selenatis has the ability to generate energy by respiring anaerobically with the enzyme selenate reductase. [5]