Desulfobacterium indolicum | |
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Class: | Desulfobacteria
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Species: | D. indolicum
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Desulfobacterium indolicum Bak and Widdel 1988
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Desulfobacterium indolicum is an oval to rod-shaped, Gram-negative, non-sporing sulfate-reducing bacterium. Its type strain is In04.[1] It is notable for its use of particular metabolic pathways,[2] including desulfurization of diesel.[3]