Desulfuromonadales

The 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
  • Geoalkalibacter Zavarzina et al. 2007
  • Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995
  • Geopsychrobacter Holmes et al. 2005
  • Geothermobacter Kashefi et al. 2005

• Pelobacteraceae
  • Malonomonas Dehning & Schink 1990
  • Pelobacter Schink & Pfennig 1983

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External links

• Geobacter Project

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