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Desulfovirgula

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Desulfovirgula
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Desulfovirgula

Kaksonen et al. 2007
Type species
Desulfovirgula thermocuniculi
Kaksonen et al. 2007
Species

D. thermocuniculi

Desulfovirgula is a genus of sulfate reducing, anaerobic, endospore-forming, Gram-positive, thermophilic, motile, rod-shaped bacteria, isolated from an underground mining site in an area of Japan characterized by high geothermal activity.[1]

Up to now (December 2021) Desulfovirgula thermocuniculi is the sole known species in the genus.[2]

Electron acceptors that this organism can utilize include sulfate, sulfite, thiosulfate and elemental sulfur, while H2 (in the presence of CO2) and carboxylic acids can be utilized as electron donors.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kaksonen AH, Spring S, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Puhakka JA (2007). "Desulfovirgula thermocuniculi gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfate-reducer isolated from a geothermal underground mine in Japan". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 57 (1): 98–102. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64655-0. PMID 17220449.
  2. ^ LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de