Desulfovibrio

Desulfovibrio
De·sul·fo·vib·rio (de-sul″fo-vibґre-o) [de- + sulfo- + vibrio] a genus of gram-negative, non–spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the family Desulfovibrionaceae, consisting of actively motile curved rods that reduce sulfur compounds to hydrogen sulfide; they are found in animal intestines and feces, fresh and salt water, soil, and mud. The type species is D. desulfuґricans.

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