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More recent studies (Lovley et al., 1993) have documented the ability
of a number of Desulfovibrio strains to reduce toxic metals such as
uranium and chromium, a process that results in the production of less
water-soluble species.
List of Species
List of Species
Desulfovibrio acrylicus
Desulfovibrio aespoeensis
Desulfovibrio aestuarii
Desulfovibrio africanus
Desulfovibrio alaskensis
Desulfovibrio alcoholivorans
Desulfovibrio aminophilus
Desulfovibrio baarsii
Desulfovibrio baculatus
Desulfovibrio bastinii
Desulfovibrio burkinensis
Desulfovibrio capillatus
Desulfovibrio carbinolicus
Desulfovibrio cuneatus
Desulfovibrio desulfuricans
Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. desulfuricans
Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. termitides
Desulfovibrio ferrophilus
Desulfovibrio fluorescens
Desulfovibrio fructosivorans
Desulfovibrio gabonensis
Desulfovibrio giganteus
Desulfovibrio giganteus subsp. termitides
Desulfovibrio gigas
Desulfovibrio gracilis
Desulfovibrio halophilus
Desulfovibrio hydrothermalis
Desulfovibrio indonesiensis
Desulfovibrio inopinatus
Desulfovibrio intestinalis
Desulfovibrio litoralis
Desulfovibrio longus
Desulfovibrio magneticus
Desulfovibrio mexicanus
Desulfovibrio orientis
Desulfovibrio oxyclinae
Desulfovibrio piger
Desulfovibrio profundus
Desulfovibrio salexigens
Desulfovibrio sapovorans
Desulfovibrio senezii
Desulfovibrio simplex
Desulfovibrio sp.
Desulfovibrio sulfodismutans
Desulfovibrio termitidis
Desulfovibrio thermophilus
Desulfovibrio vietnamensis
Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. oxamicus
Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Desulfovibrio zosterae
Members of the genus Desulfovibrio commonly reside in the soil and aquatic
habitats. Since these organisms are strict anaerobes, both aquatic and terrestrial
environments are made anoxic as a result of microbial decomposition.
The surrounding elements in such an environment are rich in organic material and
in sulfate.
Isolation of Desulfovibrio is facilitated by using the anoxic lactate-sulfate medium
with ferrous iron incorporated into the culture. As the sulfate is reduced to sulfite,
the sulfite interact with the ferrous iron to generate a black medium (see Figure B to
the left). This new medium is chemically called ferrous sulfide and it is insoluble.
The blackening of the culture indicates that sulfate reduction is taking place and that
the iron is acting as a detoxifier for the harmful sulfide; thus, enabling a higher
growth yield for the sulfate-reducing bacteria to grow. To further isolate the sulfatereducing bacteria, streaking can be used both on a Petri plate or in roll tubes. The
shaken tube method involves placing a small amount of liquid with the bacteria in
the agar growth medium and diluted. Once the medium is solidified, black colonies
of the bacteria will appear and can be cultivated into a pure culture. Due to how
common Desulfovibrio is found in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats, this genus is
the most studied of the sulfate-reducing proteobacteria.