Desulfovibrio magneticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Delta Proteobacteria |
Order: | Desulfovibrionales |
Family: | Desulfovibrionaceae |
Genus: | Desulfovibrio |
Species: | D. magneticus |
Binomial name | |
Desulfovibrio magneticus Sakaguchi et al. 2002 |
Desulfovibrio magneticus is a bacterium. It is sulfate-reducing and is notable for producing intracellular single-domain-sized magnetite particles, making it magnetotactic. Its type strain is RS-1T (=ATCC 700980T =DSM 13731T).
D. magneticus is particularly noted for its anisotropic, bullet-shaped magnetosomes, unusual amongst magnetotactic bacteria.