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 | | They are broken down into two orders: Order Desulfovibrionales and Order Myxococcales ( www.mhhe.com/biosci/cellmicro/prescott/outlines/ch22.mhtml). |
 | | In the Order Desulfovibrionales, the organisms are all similar in that most are anaerobic, dissimilatory sulfate- or sulfur-reducing bacteria ( www.mhhe.com/biosci/cellmicro/prescott/outlines/ch22.mhtml). |
 | | This means that they use elemental sulfur or sulfur compounds as electron acceptors during anaerobic respiration. |
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