Desulfotomaculum geothermicum

Desulfotomaculum geothermicum is a thermophilic, fatty acid-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Its cells are Gram-negative and form gas vacuoles during sporulation. Its type strain is BSD.[1]

Desulfotomaculum geothermicum
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D. geothermicum
Binomial name
Desulfotomaculum geothermicum
Daumas et al. 1990

References

  1. Daumas, S.; Cord-Ruwisch, R.; Garcia, J. L. (1988). "Desulfotomaculum geothermicum sp. nov., a thermophilic, fatty acid-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated with H2 from geothermal ground water". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 54 (2): 165–178. doi:10.1007/BF00419203. ISSN 0003-6072. PMID 3395110.

Further reading

  • Anandkumar, Balakrishnan, et al. "Effect of thermophilic sulphate-reducing bacteria (Desulfotomaculum geothermicum) isolated from Indian petroleum refinery on the corrosion of mild steel." Current Science (00113891) 97.3 (2009).
  • Adams, Michael W., et al., eds. Biochemistry and physiology of anaerobic bacteria. Springer, 2003.


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