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Genus: | Sulfurospirillum Wolfe & Penning 1977[1]
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"S. alkalitolerans"[2] |
Sulfurospirillum (/ˌsʌlfɜːroʊspɪˈrɪlʌm/ SULF-ur-oh-spə-RIHL-um) is a genus of the gram-negative, aerotolerant, rod-shaped bacteria in the family Campylobactaeraceae.[12]
Many species are microaerophillic, and are thus found in soil, groundwater, the deep sea, marine surface sediments, tube worm guts, and polluted environments.[13] Many species can grow on toxic compounds such as arsenate and selenate, and in fact flourish in contaminated sites.[13] The Sulfurospirillum genus contains the only species on the planet that can respire organohalides.[13] No species in the Sulfurospirillum genus have been found to be pathogenic thus far.