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Characters of Bacteria Metabolising Sulphur and Sulphur Compounds

Tabular Form of Bacterial Classification From David Bergey's Manual
Characters of Bacteria Metabolising Sulphur and Sulphur Compounds

Genus Cell Shape Flagella pH Range Relation to Oxygen G+C Moles in %
Thiobacillus Rods Polar Wide Obligate aerobes except T.denitrificans 50-68
Sulfolobus Spherical with lobes Absent 0.9 - 5.8 Aerobic 60-68
Thiovulum Round to Ovoid Peritrichous - Microaerophilic -


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