A Description of Thermodesulfobacteria

Thermosulfobacteria are sulfate reducing anaerobes. They use lactate, pyruvate and ethanol as electron donors. It has an unusual genus since it has a property of the Archea which is uncommon in the domain bacteria. Sulfate-reducing bacteria like Thermodesulfobacteria fall into more than 20 separate genera and can be classified by the types of substrates that they use. They are divided by their ability to use acetate as a source for electrons. Thermodesulfobacteria are in Group 2 of sulfate reducing bacteria because it can use acetate and some fatty acids. Thermosulfobacteria are also important in aerobic environments if they can rapidly reproduce in anaerobic environments. For example, in marine sediments and in aerobic wastewater treatment systems, sulfate reduction causes up to 50% of the mineralization of organic material. Also sulfate reduction stimulates microbially enhanced corrosion of metals. The bacteria's habitat is generally known to be aquatic. The bacteria lives in hydrothermal vents in the ocean, parts of the ocean were oil spills have occurred, volcanic hot springs and other marine environments. Although, sulfate reduction is an anaerobic process, the bacteria that reduces sulfate is also important in aerobic environments and for the ecology, for example, in oceanic sediments and aerobic black water treatment Sulfate reducers such as thermosulfobacteria have a wide range of cellular forms, some are rods, vibrios, ovals, spheres and tear dropped shaped cells. Some are motile, others aren't. Many sulfate reducing bacteria are mesophilic, and only a few thermophilic bacteria are known. In conclusion, thermosulfobacteria are unlike any other bacteria on earth for a variety of reasons. This type of bacteria are sulfate reducing and anaerobes. They use different substances as sources of energy and are classified in many ways. They mainly live in the ocean near