| Thauera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodocyclales |
| Family: | Rhodocyclaceae |
| Genus: |
Thauera Macy et al. 1993 |
| Type species | |
|
Thauera selenatis |
|
| Species | |
|
T. aminoaromatica |
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T. aminoaromatica
T. aromatica
T. butanivorans
T. chlorobenzoica
T. humireducens
T. linaloolentis
T. mechernichensis
T. phenylacetica
T. selenatis
T. terpenica
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. The species occur in wet soil and polluted freshwater.