Desulfovibrio desulfuricans is a Gram-negative sulfate-reducing bacteria. It is generally found in soil, water, and the stools of animals, although in rare cases it has been found to cause infection in humans.[2] It is particularly noted for its ability to produce methyl mercury.[3] The reductive glycine pathway, a seventh route for organisms to capture CO2, was discovered in this species.[4] Since these bacteria are killed by exposure to atmospheric oxygen, the environmental niches most frequently occupied by these bacteria are anaerobic.[5] Desulfovibrio desulfuricans 27774 was reported to produce gene transfer agents.[6][vague]
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Morphology edit
Desulfovibrio desulfuricans has been described as a motile, rod-shaped, Gram-negative obligate anaerobe with polar flagella. It measures approximately 3 μm by 0.5 μm.[7]
References edit
- ^ Jean, Euzeby. "Genus Desulfovibrio". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ EJC Goldstein; DM Citron; VA Peraino; SA Cross (June 2003). "Desulfovibrio desulfricans Bacteremia and Review of Human Desulfovibrio Infections". J Clin Microbiol. 41 (6): 2752–2754. doi:10.1128/jcm.41.6.2752-2754.2003. PMC 156571. PMID 12791922.
- ^ CC Gilmour; DA Elias; AM Kucken; SD Brown; AV Palumbo; CW Schadt; JD Wall (June 2011). "Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ND132 as a Model for Understanding Bacterial Mercury Methylation". Appl Environ Microbiol. 77 (12): 3938–3951. Bibcode:2011ApEnM..77.3938G. doi:10.1128/aem.02993-10. PMC 3131654. PMID 21515733.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Home - Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20". genome.jgi.doe.gov. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ Rapp, Barbara J., and Judy D. Wall. "Genetic transfer in Desulfovibrio desulfuricans." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 84.24 (1987): 9128-9130.
- ^ GC Compeau; R Bartha (August 1985). "Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria: Principal Methylators of Mercury in Anoxic Estuarine Sediment". Appl Environ Microbiol. 50 (2): 498–502. Bibcode:1985ApEnM..50..498C. doi:10.1128/AEM.50.2.498-502.1985. PMC 238649. PMID 16346866.