Microbe Identification
Microbe nameThiobacillus denitrificans
NCBI Taxonomy ID36861
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomBacteria
KingdomEubacteria
PhylumProteobacteria
ClassBetaproteobacteria
OrderNitrosomonadales
FamilyThiobacillaceae
GenusThiobacillus
Species denitrificans
StrainNot Available
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeBacilli
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceYes
Number of membranes2
Oxygen preferenceAerobe
Optimal temperature28
Temperature rangeMesophilic
HabitatMultiple
Biotic relationshipFree living
Cell arrangementNot Available
SporulationNonsporulating
MetabolismSulfur oxidizer - Iron oxidizer - Carbon fixation
Energy sourceLithotroph - Chemolithotroph
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanGutFecesExpected but not quantified