Desulfobacterium indolicum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Deltaproteobacteria |
Order: | Desulfobacterales |
Family: | Desulfobacteraceae |
Genus: | Desulfobacterium |
Species: | D. indolicum |
Binomial name | |
Desulfobacterium indolicum Bak and Widdel 1988 |
Desulfobacterium indolicum is an oval to rod-shaped, Gram-negative, non-sporing sulfate-reducing bacterium. Its type strain is In04. It is notable for its use of particular metabolic pathways, including desulfurization of diesel.