Thauera
| Thauera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodocyclales |
| Family: | Rhodocyclaceae |
| Genus: | Thauera Macy et al. 1993 |
| Type species | |
| Thauera selenatis | |
| Species | |
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T. aminoaromatica | |
Thauera is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria named after the German Microbiologist Rudolf Thauer. Most species of this genus are motile by flagellas and are mostly rod-shaped.[1] The species occur in wet soil and polluted freshwater.[1]