Desulfuromonas acetoxidans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Deltaproteobacteria |
Order: | Desulfuromonadales |
Family: | Desulfuromonadaceae |
Genus: | Desulfuromonas |
Species: | D. acetoxidans |
Binomial name | |
Desulfuromonas acetoxidans Pfennig & Biebl, 1976 |
Desulfuromonas acetoxidans is a species of bacteria. It is strictly anaerobic, rod-shaped, laterally flagellated and Gram-negative. It is unable to ferment organic substances; it obtains energy for growth by anaerobic sulfur respiration.