Geobacter bremensis

Geobacter bremensis is a gram-negative, metal-reducing species of proteobacteria. Isolates of this species were initially discovered in samples of mud from ditches in Bremen, Germany. Isolates of the related species Geobacter pelophilus were found in the same source.[1]

Geobacter bremensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Deltaproteobacteria
Order:
Desulfuromonadales
Family:
Geobacteraceae
Genus:
Geobacter
Species:
Geobacter bremensis

Straub and Buchholz-Cleven (2001)

Isolates of G. bremensis have been tested for their use in producing electricity.[2]

References
  1. Straub, K. L.; Buchholz-Cleven, B. (1 September 2001). "Geobacter bremensis sp. nov. and Geobacter pelophilus sp. nov., two dissimilatory ferric-iron-reducing bacteria". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51 (5): 1805–1808. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-5-1805.
  2. Nercessian, Olivier; Parot, Sandrine; Délia, Marie-Line; Bergel, Alain; Achouak, Wafa; Appanna, Vasu D. (28 March 2012). "Harvesting Electricity with Geobacter bremensis Isolated from Compost". PLoS ONE. 7 (3): e34216. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034216. PMC 3314594. PMID 22470538.


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