The effect of organic substrate concentration on activity for microbiological reduction of sulfates

Lactate, pyruvate, malate and alpha-glycerophosphate are excellent sources of energy and structural carbon for Desulfovibrio vulgaris. A fully stoichiometric course of the sulfate reduction process has been observed. A simplified equation of the reaction describing the respiration process of the above bacteria in the presence of alpha-glycerophosphate is proposed.