| Deltaproteobacteria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Deltaproteobacteria |
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Bdellovibrionales - e.g. Bdellovibrio |
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Deltaproteobacteria is a class of Proteobacteria.[1]
The Deltaproteobacteria comprise a branch of predominantly aerobic genera, the fruiting-body-forming Myxobacteria which release myxospores in unfavorable environments, and a branch of strictly anaerobic genera, which contains most of the known sulfate- (Desulfovibrio, Desulfobacter, Desulfococcus, Desulfonema, etc.) and sulfur-reducing bacteria (e.g. Desulfuromonas spp.) alongside several other anaerobic bacteria with different physiology (e.g. ferric iron-reducing Geobacter spp. and syntrophic Pelobacter and Syntrophus spp.).
A pathogenic intracellular Deltaproteobacteria has recently been identified.[2]
References
- ^ "www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=28221. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ Schmitz-Esser S, Haferkamp I, Knab S, et al (September 2008). "Lawsonia intracellularis contains a gene encoding a functional rickettsia-like ATP/ADP translocase for host exploitation". J. Bacteriol. 190 (17): 5746–52. doi:. PMID 18606736. PMC 2519521. http://jb.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=18606736.
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