The phylum Thermodesulfobacteria is currently represented by a single genus which branches deeply in the major reference trees. Gram-negative, rod-shaped cells possessing an outer membrane layer which forms protrusions. Thermophilic, strictly anaerobic, chemoheterotrophs exhibiting a dissimilatory sulfatereducing metabolism.
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Garrity, G. M., Holt, J. G., Hatchikian, E. C., Ollivier, B., & Garcia, J.-L. (2001). Phylum BIII. Thermodesulfobacteria phy. nov. In Bergey’s Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology (pp. 389–393). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21609-6_20
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