Desulfovibrio alaskensis belongs to the sulfate-reducing bacteria. The type strain is Al1T (= NCIMB 13491T = DSM 16109T).[1]
Biology
D. alaskensis has the ability to reduce radionuclides and heavy metals such as uranium and chromium to soluble and less toxic forms. The D. alaskensis strain G20 is an anaerobe with an optimal temperature range of 25C-40C. It is a gram negative microbe which is rod shaped, does not produce endospores, and is arranged in single cells. This strain is not known to cause any disease.
Genomics
Several strains of D. alaskensis have been sequenced: G20 (DOE JGI, 2007-2011[2][3]), RB2256, and DSM 16109 (DOE JGI 2013[4]).
References
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^ Feio MJ, Zinkevich V, Beech IB, et al. (September 2004). "Desulfovibrio alaskensis sp. nov., a sulphate-reducing bacterium from a soured oil reservoir". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 54 (Pt 5): 1747–52. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63118-0. PMID 15388739. Archived from the original on 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
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^ Hauser, L. J.; Land, M. L.; Brown, S. D.; Larimer, F; Keller, K. L.; Rapp-Giles, B. J.; Price, M. N.; Lin, M; Bruce, D. C.; Detter, J. C.; Tapia, R; Han, C. S.; Goodwin, L. A.; Cheng, J. F.; Pitluck, S; Copeland, A; Lucas, S; Nolan, M; Lapidus, A. L.; Palumbo, A. V.; Wall, J. D. (2011). "Complete genome sequence and updated annotation of Desulfovibrio alaskensis G20". Journal of Bacteriology. 193 (16): 4268–9. doi:10.1128/JB.05400-11. PMC 3147700. PMID 21685289.
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^ Desulfovibrio alaskensis G20 in the GOLD database
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^ Desulfovibrio alaskensis DSM 16109 in the GOLD database
