Thiovulum majus
Species of bacterium
| Thiovulum majus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Campylobacterota |
| Class: | "Campylobacteria" |
| Order: | Campylobacterales |
| Family: | Helicobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Thiovulum |
| Binomial name | |
| Thiovulum majus | |
Thiovulum majus is a species of bacteria and a member of the phylum Campylobacterota. This sulfide-oxidizing species has been observed to swim at speeds as high as 615 micrometers per second, faster than those recorded for any other bacterial species.[1][2]
References
- ^ Garcia-Pichel, F (June 1989). "Rapid bacterial swimming measured in swarming cells of Thiovulum majus". Journal of Bacteriology. 171 (6): 3560–3. PMC 210087. PMID 2498293.
- ^ Fenchel, T. (1 November 1994). "Motility and chemosensory behaviour of the sulphur bacterium Thiovulum majus". Microbiology. 140 (11): 3109–3116. doi:10.1099/13500872-140-11-3109.
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