Limnobacter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Beta Proteobacteria |
Order: | Burkholderiales |
Family: | Burkholderiaceae |
Genus: |
Limnobacter Spring et al. 2001 |
Type species | |
Limnobacter thiooxidans |
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Species | |
Limnobacter litoralis
Limnobacter thiooxidans
Limnobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, nonspore-forming, aerobic, oxidase- and catalase-positive, motile bacteria with a single polar flagellum, of the family Burkholderiaceae and class Betaproteobacteria.Limnobacter species have the ability to oxidize thiosulfate.