Pelobacter
| Pelobacter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Thermodesulfobacteriota |
| Class: | Desulfuromonadia |
| Order: | Desulfuromonadales |
| Family: | Pelobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Pelobacter Schink and Pfennig, 1983 |
| Type species | |
| Pelobacter acidigallici | |
| Species | |
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Pelobacter (gr pelos : mud) is a bacterial genus in the order Desulfuromonadales. The cells are rod-shaped with rounded ends and occur in single, pairs or chains. They have a fermentative metabolism.