Desulfacinum infernum explained

Desulfacinum infernum is a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium, the type species of its genus. Its cells are oval, 1.5 by 2.5-3μm, non-motile and gram-negative.^[1]

Further reading

• Barton, Larry L., and W. Allan Hamilton, eds. Sulphate-reducing bacteria: Environmental and engineered systems. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
• Vos, P., et al. "Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume 3: The Firmicutes." (2009).

External links

• • LPSN
• Type strain of Desulfacinum infernum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Rees. G. N.. Grassia. G. S.. Sheehy. A. J.. Dwivedi. P. P.. Patel. B. K. C.. Desulfacinum infernum gen. nov., sp. nov., a Thermophilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium from a Petroleum Reservoir. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 45. 1. 1995. 85–89. 0020-7713. 10.1099/00207713-45-1-85. free.