Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (Beijerinck, 1895) Kluyver & van Niel, 1936
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- phylum
- Thermodesulfobacteriota
- class
- Desulfovibrionia
- order
- Desulfovibrionales
- family
- Desulfovibrionaceae
- genus
- Desulfovibrio
- species
- Desulfovibrio desulfuricans
Abstract
Desulfovibrio desulfuricans is a Gram-negative sulfate-reducing bacteria. It is generally found in soils, waters, and the stools of animals, although in rare cases it has been found to cause infection in humans. It is particularly noted for its ability to produce methyl mercury. Also the 'reductive glycine pathway', a seventh route for organisms to capture , was discovered in this species.Sánchez-Andrea, I., Guedes, I.A., Hornung, B. et al. The reductive glycine pathway allows autotrophic growth of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans. Nat Commun 11, 5090 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18906-7 Since these bacteria are killed by exposure to atmospheric oxygen, the environmental niches most frequently occupied by these bacteria are anaerobic. Desulfovibrio desulfuricans 27774 was reported to produce gene transfer agentsRapp, Barbara J., and Judy D. Wall. "Genetic transfer in Desulfovibrio desulfuricans." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 84.24 (1987): 9128-9130.
Morphology
Desulfovibrio desulfuricans has been described as a motile, rod-shaped, Gram-negative obligate anaerobe with polar flagella. It measures approximately 3μm by 0.5μm.
Name
- Synonyms
- Bacillus desulfuricans Saltet 1900
- Microspira desulfuricans Migula 1900
- Spirillum desulfuricans Beijerinck 1895
- Vibrio cholinicus Haywood and Stadtman 1959
- Homonyms
- Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (Beijerinck, 1895) Kluyver & van Niel, 1936
- Common names
- Desulfovibrio desulfricans in Inglés