Leptothrix discophora

Species of bacterium

Leptothrix discophora
Leptothrix discophora oil film
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Genus: Leptothrix
Species:
L. discophora
Binomial name
Leptothrix discophora
(ex Schwers 1912) Spring et al. 1997[1]

Leptothrix discophora is one of several species of Leptothrix, known for its sheath, and iron-, manganese-, and recently discovered arsenic-removing properties.

References

  1. ^ "Genus Leptothrix". LPSN. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Leptothrix discophora
  • Wikidata: Q16911045
  • CoL: 6PJF2
  • EoL: 976858
  • GBIF: 5427450
  • iNaturalist: 490808
  • ITIS: 962937
  • LPSN: leptothrix-discophora
  • NCBI: 89
  • Observation.org: 193160
  • WoRMS: 635490


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