Desulfobacterium catecholicum

Desulfobacterium catecholicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class: Desulfobacteria
Order: Desulfobacterales
Family: Desulfobacteriaceae
Genus: Desulfobacterium
Species:
D. catecholicum
Binomial name
Desulfobacterium catecholicum
Szewzyk and Pfennig 1988
Synonyms
  • Desulfocastanea catecholica (Szewzyk & Pfennig 1988) Galushko & Kuever 2021

Desulfobacterium catecholicum is a catechol-degrading lemon-shaped non-sporing sulfate-reducing bacterium. Its type strain is Nzva20.[1]

References

  1. Szewzyk, R.; Pfennig, N. (1987). "Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov". Archives of Microbiology. 147 (2): 163–168. doi:10.1007/BF00415278. ISSN 0302-8933. S2CID 8335148.