Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum

Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class:	Desulfovibrionia
Order:	Desulfovibrionales
Family:	Desulfonatronaceae
Genus:	Desulfonatronum
Species:	D. thioautotrophicum
Binomial name
	Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum; Sorokin et al. 2011

Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum is a species of haloalkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacteria. It is able to grow lithotrophically by dismutation of thiosulfate and sulfite.^[1]

^ Sorokin, D. Y.; Tourova, T. P.; Kolganova, T. V.; Detkova, E. N.; Galinski, E. A.; Muyzer, G. (2011). "Culturable diversity of lithotrophic haloalkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacteria in soda lakes and the description of Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum sp. nov., Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum sp. nov., Desulfonatronovibrio thiodismutans sp. nov., and Desulfonatronovibrio magnus sp. nov". Extremophiles. 15 (3): 391–401. doi:10.1007/s00792-011-0370-7. ISSN 1431-0651. PMC 3084936. PMID 21479878.

[SorokinTourova2011-1] Sorokin, D. Y.; Tourova, T. P.; Kolganova, T. V.; Detkova, E. N.; Galinski, E. A.; Muyzer, G. (2011). "Culturable diversity of lithotrophic haloalkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacteria in soda lakes and the description of Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum sp. nov., Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum sp. nov., Desulfonatronovibrio thiodismutans sp. nov., and Desulfonatronovibrio magnus sp. nov". Extremophiles. 15 (3): 391–401. doi:10.1007/s00792-011-0370-7. ISSN 1431-0651. PMC 3084936. PMID 21479878.

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