- Desulfovibrio
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Desulfovibrio Desulfovibrio vulgaris Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Delta Proteobacteria Order: Desulfovibrionales Family: Desulfovibrionaceae Genus: Desulfovibrio
Kluyver & van Niel 1936Species D. africanus
D. baculatus
D. desulfuricans
D. gigas
D. halophilus
D. magneticus
D. multispirans
D. pigra
D. salixigens
Desulfovibrio sp.
D. vulgarisDesulfovibrio is a genus of Gram negative sulfate-reducing bacteria. Some species of Desulfovibrio are capable of transduction. Desulfovibrio species are commonly found in aquatic environments with high levels of organic material, as well as in water-logged soils, and form major community members of extreme oligotrophic habitats such as deep granitic fractured rock aquifers.
Like other sulfate-reducing bacteria, Desulfovibrio was long considered to be obligately anaerobic. This is not strictly correct: while growth may be limited, these bacteria can survive in O2-rich environments. These types of bacteria are known as aerotolerant.
Some Desulfovibrio species have in recent years been shown to have bioremediation potential for toxic radionuclides such as uranium by a reductive bioaccumulation process.
References
- Madigan M; Martinko J, ed (2005). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-144329-1.
External links
- Czechowski, Melvin; Rossmore, H.W. (1981). Developments in Industrial Microbiology. http://www.biosan.com/pubs/EffectSelected.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
Categories:- Bacteria stubs
- Proteobacteria
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