''Desulfuromonas acetoxidans'' is a species of bacteria. It is strictly anaerobic, rod-shaped, laterally
flagellated
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A microorganism may have fro ...
and
Gram-negative
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. It is unable to ferment organic substances; it obtains energy for growth by anaerobic
sulfur respiration.
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External links
Geobacter ProjectType strain of ''Desulfuromonas acetoxidans'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Desulfuromonadales
Bacteria described in 1976
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