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Desulfovibrio brasiliensis

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Desulfovibrio brasiliensis
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D. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Desulfovibrio brasiliensis
Krekeler et al. 1997

Desulfovibrio brasiliensis is a moderately halophilic bacteria first isolated from Brazil, hence its name. It is sulfate-reducing, 0.3–0.45micrometres wide and 1.0–3.5 micrometres long, Gram-negative and motile (one subpolar flagellum present).[1]

References

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  1. ^ Rolf Warthmann; Crisogono Vasconcelos; Henrik Sass & Judith A. McKenzie (June 2005). "Desulfovibrio brasiliensis sp. nov., a moderate halophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from Lagoa Vermelha (Brazil) mediating dolomite formation" (PDF). Extremophiles: Life Under Extreme Conditions. 9 (3): 255–261. doi:10.1007/s00792-005-0441-8. hdl:20.500.11850/32616. PMID 15856133. S2CID 20357645.

Further reading

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  • Staley, James T., et al. "Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 3. "Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD (2012).
  • Muyzer, Gerard; Stams, Alfons J. M. (2008). "The ecology and biotechnology of sulphate-reducing bacteria". Nature Reviews Microbiology. 6 (6): 441–54. doi:10.1038/nrmicro1892. ISSN 1740-1526. PMID 18461075. S2CID 22775967.
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