Desulfacinum hydrothermale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Deltaproteobacteria |
Order: | Syntrophobacterales |
Family: | Syntrophobacteraceae |
Genus: | Desulfacinum |
Species: | D. hydrothermale |
Binomial name | |
Desulfacinum hydrothermale Sievert and Kuever 2000 |
Desulfacinum hydrothermale is a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium. Its cells are oval-shaped, 0.8–1 μm in width and 1.5–2.5 μm in length, motile and Gram-negative. The type strain is MT-96T (=DSM 13146).