| Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Aquificae |
| Class: | Aquificae |
| Order: | Aquificales |
| Family: | Desulfurobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Desulfurobacterium |
| Species: |
Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum L'Haridon et al. 1998 |
Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum is a species of autotrophic, sulphur-reducing bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. It is the type species of its genus, being thermophilic, anaerobic, Gram-negative, motile and rod-shaped, with type strain BSAT (= DSM 11699T).