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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Goker M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3156406 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Standards in genomic sciences 20110630 3
Desulfobacca acetoxidans Elferink et al. 1999 is the type species of the genus Desulfobacca, which belongs to the family Syntrophaceae in the class Deltaproteobacteria. The species was first observed in a study on the competition of sulfate-reducers and acetoclastic methanogens for acetate in sludge. D. acetoxidans is considered to be the most abundant acetate-degrading sulfate reducer in sludge. It is of interest due to its isolated phylogenetic location in the 16S rRNA-based tree of life. This ...[more]