Geobacter metallireducens
| Geobacter metallireducens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Deltaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Desulfuromonadales |
| Family: | Geobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Geobacter |
| Species: |
G. metallireducens Lovley et al., 1993 |
Geobacter metallireducens is a gram-negative metal-reducing proteobacterium. It is a strict anaerobe that oxidizes several short-chain fatty acids, alcohols, and monoaromatic compounds with Fe(III) as the sole electron acceptor. It can also use uranium for its growth and convert U(VI) to U(IV).
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