Chrysiogenes arsenatis

Chrysiogenes arsenatis is a species of bacterium in the family Chrysiogenaceae.^[1] It has a unique biochemistry. Instead of respiring with oxygen, it respires using the most oxidized form of arsenic, arsenate. It uses arsenate as its terminal electron acceptor. Arsenic is usually toxic to life. Bacteria like Chrysiogenes arsenatis are found in anoxic arsenic-contaminated environments.^[2]

Chrysiogenes arsenatis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Chrysiogenota
Class:	Chrysiogenia
Order:	Chrysiogenales
Family:	Chrysiogenaceae
Genus:	Chrysiogenes Macy et al., 1996
Species:	C. arsenatis
Binomial name
Chrysiogenes arsenatis Macy et al., 1996