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ThermodesulfobacteriumRANK: GenusTAXONOMY: cellular organisms -> Bacteria -> Thermodesulfobacteria -> Thermodesulfobacteria -> Thermodesulfobacteriales -> Thermodesulfobacteriaceae -> Thermodesulfobacterium OVERVIEW: Thermodesulfobacterium is a Group II sulfate-reducing bacteria because it can can utilize acetate and other fatty acids, oxidizing them completely. It also produces nonisoprenoid branched glycerol diethers (discussed below). Sulfate-reducing bacteria fall into over 20 separate genera and these can be classified by the types of substrates that are utilized. A convenient division is by the ability to utilize acetate as a source of electrons. Other Group II sulfate-reducers include Desulfosarcina and Desulfobacter. |