Tags: Bacteria.
Deltaproteobacteria is a class of Proteobacteria. All species of this group are like all Proteobacteria gram-negative.The Deltaproteobacteria comprise a branch of predominantly aerobic genera the fruiting-body-forming Myxobacteria which release myxospores in unfavorable environments and a branch of strictly anaerobic genera which contains most of the known sulfate- (Desulfovibrio Desulfobacter Desulfococcus Desulfonema etc.) and sulfur-reducing bacteria (e.g.