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Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria
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A group of gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria that is able to oxidize acetate completely to carbon dioxide using elemental sulfur as the electron acceptor. |
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gram-neg anaerobic bacteria |
Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria Categories.
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Desulfitobacterium - A genus of anaerobic, gram-positive bacteria in the family Peptococcaceae, that reductively dechlorinates CHLOROPHENOLS. |
Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria Definitions and Terms
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