- Desulfuromonadales
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Desulfuromonadales Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Deltaproteobacteria Order: Desulfuromonadales Families & Genera Desulfuromonadaceae
Desulfuromonas
Desulfuromusa
Pelobacteraceae
Malonomonas
Pelobacter
Geobacteraceae
Geobacter
TrichlorobacterThe Desulfuromonadales are an order within the Proteobacteria. Various members of the Desulfomonadales are capable of anaerobic respiration utilizing a variety of compounds as electron acceptors, including sulfur, Mn(IV), Fe(III), nitrate, Co(III), Tc(VII), U(VI) and trichloroacetic acid.
The order Desulfuromonadales contains the following families and genera:
- Desulfuromonadaceae corrig. Kuever et al. 2006
- Desulfuromonas Pfennig & Biebl 1977
- Desulfuromusa Liesack & Finster 1994
- Geobacteraceae Holmes et al. 2004
- Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995
- Geopsychrobacter Holmes et al. 2005
- Geothermobacter Kashefi et al. 2005
- Trichlorobacter De Wever et al. 2001
- Pelobacteraceae
- Malonomonas Dehning & Schink 1990
- Pelobacter Schink & Pfennig 1983
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