Open AccessAn unusual strain of Desulfovibrio sp. from an Antarctic lake
Author(s) -
Rees G.N.,
Janssen P.H.,
Harfoot C.G.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1986.tb01825.x
Subject(s) - desulfovibrio , strain (injury) , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , sulfate reducing bacteria , biology , chemistry , choline , biochemistry , ecology , paleontology , anatomy
An unusual sulphate‐reducing bacterium was isolated from Lake Fryxell, Antarctica. Designated strain FESu, it illustrates the difficulty in assigning some isolates of Desulfovibrio spp. to a described species. FESu was characterized by its relatively low mol% G + C (45%), its rod‐shaped morphology, inability to grow on lactate, pyruvate, malate or choline in the absence of sulphate, and by its lack of desulfoviridin.