Geobacter sulfurreducens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Deltaproteobacteria |
Order: | Desulfuromonadales |
Family: | Geobacteraceae |
Genus: | Geobacter |
Species: |
G. sulfurreducens Caccavo Jr et al., 1994 |
Geobacter sulfurreducens is a gram-negative metal and sulphur-reducing proteobacterium. It is rod-shaped, obligately anaerobic, non-fermentative, has flagellum and type four pili, and is closely related to Geobacter metallireducens.