Desulfococcus biacutus

{{Short description|Species of bacterium}}

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| name = Desulfococcus biacutus

| domain = Bacteria

| phylum = Thermodesulfobacteriota

| classis = Desulfobacteria

| ordo = Desulfobacterales

| familia = Desulfococcaceae

| genus = Desulfococcus

| species = D. biacutus

| binomial = Desulfococcus biacutus

| binomial_authority = Platen et al. 1991{{cite journal|last1=Parte|first1=A.C.|title=Desulfococcus|website=LPSN|url=https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/desulfococcus}}

| type_strain = DSM 5651, KMRActS{{cite journal|title=Desulfococcus biacutus Taxon Passport - StrainInfo|website=www.straininfo.net|url=http://www.straininfo.net/taxa/5055|language=en}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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Desulfococcus biacutus is a Gram-negative and strictly anaerobic bacterium from the genus of Desulfococcus which has been isolated from anaerobic digestor sludge in Germany.{{cite journal|title=Desulfococcus biacutus|website=Ebi8.uniprot.org|url=http://ebi8.uniprot.org/taxonomy/125602|language=en}}{{cite journal|last1=Parker|first1=Charles Thomas|last2=Wigley|first2=Sarah|last3=Garrity|first3=George M|editor1-first=Charles Thomas|editor1-last=Parker|editor2-first=George M|editor2-last=Garrity|title=Nomenclature Abstract for Desulfococcus biacutus Platen et al. 1991.|journal=The NamesforLife Abstracts|doi=10.1601/nm.3569|language=en|year=2009}}{{cite journal|title=Details: DSM-5651|website=www.dsmz.de|url=https://www.dsmz.de/catalogues/details/culture/DSM-5651.html|language=en}}{{cite journal|last1=Platen|first1=H|last2=Temmes|first2=A|last3=Schink|first3=B|title=Anaerobic degradation of acetone by Desulfococcus biacutus spec. nov.|journal=Archives of Microbiology|date=1990|volume=154|issue=4|pages=355–61|pmid=2244787|doi=10.1007/bf00276531|s2cid=10099304|url=http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-opus-25517}}{{cite book|last1=editors|first1=Don J. Brenner, Noel R. Krieg, James T. Staley|title=Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology|date=2005|publisher=Springer|location=New York|isbn=0-387-29298-5|edition=2nd}}