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Published on: October 15, 2015
Desulfovibrio longus sp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an oil-producing well
M Magot1, P Caumette, J M Desperrier
1Sanofi ELF Biorecherches, Unité de Microbiologie, Labège Innopole, France.
Abstract:
A novel type of sulfate-reducing bacteria with unusual morphology was isolated from an oil-producing well in the Paris Basin. The cells of this bacterium, strain SEBR 2582T (T = type strain), are long, thin, flexible rods, contain desulfoviridin, and are physiologically similar to members of the genus Desulfovibrio. On the basis of 16S rRNA sequence data, this strain should be included in the genus Desulfovibrio. However, strain SEBR 2582T differs from other members of this genus morphologically, physiologically, and phylogenetically. Thus, a new species, Desulfovibrio longus sp. nov., is proposed for this organism.
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