Bacterium
desulfovibrio desulfuricans
Subclass of:
Desulfovibrio
Definitions related to desulfovibrio desulfuricans:
  • A species of anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile by single polar flagellum, reduces sulfate and is catalase positive. D. desulfuricans is an infrequent pathogen and may be important in manufacturing for the bioreduction of metals including Uranium and Palladium. Phenotypically, it is indistinguishable from Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Desulfovibrio desulfuricans.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The type species of gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria of the genus DESULFOVIBRIO. It is found in FRESHWATER; SOIL, and in marine or brackish water.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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