Thiobacillus denitrificans

Thiobacillus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Betaproteobacteria
Order:	Hydrogenophilales
Family:	Hydrogenophilaceae
Genus:	Thiobacillus
Binomial name
Thiobacillus denitrificans

Thiobacillus denitrificans is a Gram-negative, obligate chemolithoautotroph. It was originally discovered by Martinus Beijerinck in 1904.

T. denitrificans is particularly notable for its ability to oxidize sulfur and uranium compounds in a nitrate-dependent manner.

The genome of T. denitrificans has been sequenced. The genome is a single circular chromosome consisting of 2.9 Mbps and with a GC-content of 66.1%.

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