Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 4073

Type strain: Yes

Species: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans

Strain Designation: Essex 6

Strain history: <- G. Gottschalk, Universität Göttingen, Germany <- NCIB <- M. E. Adams and K. R. Butlin, National Chemical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex, U.K.; Essex 6 {1948}

NCBI tax ID(s): 1121445 (strain), 876 (species)

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General

@ref: 342

BacDive-ID: 4073

DSM-Number: 642

keywords: genome sequence, 16S sequence, Bacteria, anaerobe, mesophilic

description: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Essex 6 is an anaerobe, mesophilic bacterium that was isolated from tar and sand mix around corroded gas main.

NCBI tax id

NCBI tax idMatching level
876species
1121445strain

strain history

  • @ref: 342
  • history: <- G. Gottschalk, Universität Göttingen, Germany <- NCIB <- M. E. Adams and K. R. Butlin, National Chemical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex, U.K.; Essex 6 {1948}

doi: 10.13145/bacdive4073.20230509.8.1

Name and taxonomic classification

LPSN

  • @ref: 20215
  • description: domain/bacteria
  • keyword: phylum/pseudomonadota
  • domain: Bacteria
  • phylum: Pseudomonadota
  • class: Deltaproteobacteria
  • order: Desulfovibrionales
  • family: Desulfovibrionaceae
  • genus: Desulfovibrio
  • species: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans
  • full scientific name: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (Beijerinck 1895) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • synonyms

    • @ref: 20215
    • synonym: Spirillum desulfuricans

@ref: 342

domain: Bacteria

phylum: Proteobacteria

class: Deltaproteobacteria

order: Desulfovibrionales

family: Desulfovibrionaceae

genus: Desulfovibrio

species: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans

full scientific name: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (Beijerinck 1895) Kluyver and van Niel 1936

strain designation: Essex 6

type strain: yes

Morphology

multimedia

@refmultimedia contentcaptionintellectual property rights
66793EM_DSM_642_1.jpgelectron microscopic image© HZI/Manfred Rohde
66793EM_DSM_642_2.jpgelectron microscopic image© HZI/Manfred Rohde
66793EM_DSM_642_3.jpgelectron microscopic image© HZI/Manfred Rohde
66793EM_DSM_642_4.jpgelectron microscopic image© HZI/Manfred Rohde
66793EM_DSM_642_5.jpgelectron microscopic image© HZI/Manfred Rohde

Culture and growth conditions

culture medium

  • @ref: 342
  • name: DESULFOVIBRIO (POSTGATE) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 63)
  • growth: yes
  • link: https://mediadive.dsmz.de/medium/63
  • composition: Name: DESULFOVIBRIO (POSTGATE) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 63) Composition: MgSO4 x 7 H2O 2.0 g/l Na-DL-lactate 2.0 g/l NH4Cl 1.0 g/l Yeast extract 1.0 g/l Na2SO4 1.0 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.5 g/l K2HPO4 0.5 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.1 g/l Na-thioglycolate 0.1 g/l Ascorbic acid 0.1 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.0005 g/l Distilled water

culture temp

@refgrowthtypetemperaturerange
342positivegrowth30mesophilic
51996positivegrowth37mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

oxygen tolerance

@refoxygen tolerance
342anaerobe
51996anaerobe

fatty acid profile

  • fatty acids

    @reffatty acidpercentageECL
    51996C14:00.414
    51996C15:01.115
    51996C16:09.916
    51996C17:00.717
    51996C18:00.418
    51996C14:0 ISO 3OH8.815.117
    51996C15:0 ANTEISO1.114.711
    51996C15:0 ISO25.214.621
    51996C15:1 ISO F0.814.414
    51996C15:1 ω5c1.414.904
    51996C16:1 ISO H0.415.461
    51996C16:1 ω7c2.515.819
    51996C17:0 CYCLO3.716.888
    51996C17:0 iso4.116.629
    51996C17:0 iso 3OH0.418.161
    51996C17:1 ISO I/C16:0 DMA2.916.481
    51996C17:1 ω8c0.316.792
    51996C17:1 ω9c ISO27.516.416
    51996C18:1 ω9c0.517.769
    51996C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE4.617.724
    51996Unidentified0.515.399
    51996Unidentified0.316.288
    51996Unidentified0.717.103
    51996unknown 13.5661.413.566
    51996unknown 14.9660.414.966
  • type of FA analysis: whole cell analysis
  • method/protocol: CCUG

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

isolation

@refsample typegeographic locationcountryorigin.countrycontinent
342tar and sand mix around corroded gas mainEssexUnited KingdomGBREurope
51996Tar-sand mixture in waterlogged clayUnited KingdomGBREurope

isolation source categories

Cat1Cat2Cat3
#Engineered#Industrial#Engineered product
#Environmental#Terrestrial#Sandy

taxonmaps

  • @ref: 69479
  • File name: preview.99_5729.png
  • url: https://microbeatlas.org/index.html?action=taxon&taxon_id=90_139;96_2534;97_3382;98_4265;99_5729&stattab=map
  • Last taxonomy: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subclade
  • 16S sequence: M34113
  • Sequence Identity:
  • Total samples: 4044
  • soil counts: 63
  • aquatic counts: 1282
  • animal counts: 2617
  • plant counts: 82

Safety information

risk assessment

  • @ref: 342
  • biosafety level: 1
  • biosafety level comment: Risk group (German classification)

Sequence information

16S sequences

@refdescriptionaccessionlengthdatabaseNCBI tax ID
20218Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. desulfuricans strain Essex 6 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequenceAF1921531542ena115117
20218Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. desulfuricans Essex 6 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer region, partial sequenceAY033879427ena115117
342Desulfovibrio desulfuricans strain ATCC 27774 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequenceM341131551ena525146

Genome sequences

@refdescriptionaccessionassembly leveldatabaseNCBI tax ID
66792Desulfovibrio desulfuricans DSM 642GCA_000420465contigncbi1121445
66792Desulfovibrio desulfuricans subsp. desulfuricans DSM 6421121445.4wgspatric1121445
66792Desulfovibrio desulfuricans desulfuricans DSM 6422524614548draftimg1121445

GC content

  • @ref: 342
  • GC-content: 57.4
  • method: sequence analysis

Genome-based predictions

predictions

traitpredictionconfidencetraining_data
motileyes85.93no
flagellatedyes51.917no
gram-positiveno98.746no
anaerobicyes99.12no
aerobicno97.829yes
halophileno93.147no
spore-formingno92.424no
thermophileno97.16yes
glucose-utilno65.391no
glucose-fermentno73.907no

External links

@ref: 342

culture collection no.: DSM 642, ATCC 29577, NCIMB 8307, VKM B-1799, CCUG 34226, CIP 107039

straininfo link

  • @ref: 73576
  • straininfo: 47838

literature

topicPubmed-IDtitleauthorsjournalDOIyearmeshtopic2
Enzymology1859847Cloning and characterization of the flavodoxin gene from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans.Helms LR, Swenson RPBiochim Biophys Acta10.1016/0167-4781(91)90190-w1991Amino Acid Sequence, Base Sequence, Cloning, Molecular, DNA, Bacterial, Desulfovibrio/*genetics, Flavodoxin/*genetics, Genes, Bacterial, Molecular Sequence Data, Restriction MappingGenetics
Phylogeny2361938Diversity and origin of Desulfovibrio species: phylogenetic definition of a family.Devereux R, He SH, Doyle CL, Orkland S, Stahl DA, LeGall J, Whitman WBJ Bacteriol10.1128/jb.172.7.3609-3619.19901990Base Sequence, Biological Evolution, Culture Media, Desulfovibrio/classification/*genetics/growth & development, Molecular Sequence Data, Oligonucleotide Probes, *Phylogeny, RNA, Ribosomal/genetics, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/geneticsCultivation
Genetics87854981H and 15N NMR resonance assignments and solution secondary structure of oxidized Desulfovibrio desulfuricans flavodoxin.Pollock JR, Swenson RP, Stockman BJJ Biomol NMR10.1007/BF002020391996Amino Acid Sequence, Desulfovibrio/chemistry/genetics, Desulfovibrio vulgaris/chemistry/genetics, Flavodoxin/*chemistry/genetics, Hydrogen/chemistry, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Molecular Sequence Data, Nitrogen Isotopes, Oxidation-Reduction, Protein Structure, Secondary, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Solutions, Species SpecificityPhylogeny
Pathogenicity8795227Intraspecies variability of cellular fatty acids among soil and intestinal strains of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans.Dzierzewicz Z, Cwalina B, Kurkiewicz S, Chodurek E, Wilczok TAppl Environ Microbiol10.1128/aem.62.9.3360-3365.19961996Desulfovibrio/*chemistry, Fatty Acids/*analysis, Humans, Intestines/*microbiology, *Soil Microbiology, Species SpecificityPhylogeny
Metabolism8882004Physiologic studies with the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans: evaluation for use in a biofuel cell.Cooney MJ, Roschi E, Marison IW, Comninellis C, von Stockar UEnzyme Microb Technol10.1016/0141-0229(95)00132-81996Biomass, Cell Division, Desulfovibrio/*metabolism, Electricity, Hydrogen Sulfide/metabolism, Kinetics, Lactic Acid/pharmacology, Models, Chemical, Oxidation-Reduction, Pyruvic Acid/metabolism, Sulfates/*metabolismEnzymology
Phylogeny10380647Isolation of Desulfovibrio intestinalis sp. nov. from the hindgut' of the lower termite Mastotermes darwiniensis.Frohlich J, Sass H, Babenzien HD, Kuhnigk T, Varma A, Saxena S, Nalepa C, Pfeiffer P, Konig HCan J Microbiol10.1139/w98-2221999Animals, Base Sequence, Desulfovibrio/classification/*isolation & purification/physiology/ultrastructure, Intestines/microbiology, Isoptera/*microbiology, Microscopy, Electron, Molecular Sequence Data, PhylogenyGenetics
Enzymology11160104Dissimilatory sulfite reductase (desulfoviridin) of the taurine-degrading, non-sulfate-reducing bacterium Bilophila wadsworthia RZATAU contains a fused DsrB-DsrD subunit.Laue H, Friedrich M, Ruff J, Cook AMJ Bacteriol10.1128/JB.183.5.1727-1733.20012001Amino Acid Sequence, Anaerobiosis, Deltaproteobacteria/*enzymology/genetics/growth & development, Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, Molecular Sequence Data, Oxidoreductases/metabolism, Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors/*genetics/isolation & purification/*metabolism, Phylogeny, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Sulfates/metabolism, Sulfites/metabolism, Taurine/*metabolismMetabolism
Metabolism11185657Volatile sulfur production by pig cecal bacteria in batch culture and screening inhibitors of sulfate reducing bacteria.Arakawa T, Ishikawa Y, Ushida KJ Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo)10.3177/jnsv.46.1932000Alkanesulfonic Acids/*pharmacology, Animals, Cecum/*microbiology, Chromatography, Gas, Desulfovibrio/drug effects/*metabolism, Hydrogen Sulfide/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism, Magnoliopsida/chemistry, Molybdenum/*pharmacology, Pigments, Biological/chemistry, Sulfur Compounds/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism, Swine, VolatilizationBiotechnology
Genetics11358521Spectroscopic investigation and determination of reactivity and structure of the tetraheme cytochrome c3 from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Essex 6.Einsle O, Foerster S, Mann K, Fritz G, Messerschmidt A, Kroneck PMEur J Biochem10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02195.x2001Amino Acid Sequence, Benzoquinones/chemistry, Cell Division, Cytochrome c Group/*chemistry/*metabolism/physiology, Desulfovibrio/*chemistry, Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, Electron Transport, Electrons, Heme/chemistry, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Periplasm/chemistry, Protein Binding, Sequence Analysis, Protein, Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet Rays, X-Ray DiffractionTranscriptome
Phylogeny12148644Reclassification of the only species of the genus Desulfomonas, Desulfomonas pigra, as Desulfovibrio piger comb. nov.Loubinoux J, Valente FM, Pereira IA, Costa A, Grimont PA, Le Faou AEInt J Syst Evol Microbiol10.1099/00207713-52-4-13052002Base Composition, DNA, Ribosomal/analysis, DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/analysis, Deltaproteobacteria/*classification/genetics/growth & development, Desulfovibrio/*classification/genetics/growth & development, Humans, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics, RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Species Specificity, Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria/classification/genetics/growth & developmentPathogenicity
Metabolism12325145Bioreduction and biocrystallization of palladium by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans NCIMB 8307.Yong P, Rowson NA, Farr JP, Harris IR, Macaskie LEBiotechnol Bioeng10.1002/bit.103692002Catalysis, Cell Count, Crystallization/*methods, Desulfovibrio/genetics/*metabolism, Formates/*metabolism, Hydrogen/*metabolism, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Industrial Waste/prevention & control, Oxidation-Reduction, Palladium/chemistry/*metabolism, Particle Size, Sensitivity and Specificity, Temperature, Waste Management/*methodsBiotechnology
14618696Mutual influences of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Desulfovibrio desulfuricans on their adhesion to stainless steel.Medilanski E, Wick LY, Wanner O, Harms HBiofouling10.1080/08927010210000301332003Bacterial Adhesion/*physiology, *Biofilms, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans/*physiology, Ecosystem, Pseudomonas aeruginosa/*physiology, Rheology, *Stainless Steel, Static Electricity
Metabolism15211494Reduction of Cr(VI) by "palladized" biomass of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 29577.Mabbett AN, Yong P, Farr JP, Macaskie LEBiotechnol Bioeng10.1002/bit.201052004Biomass, Catalysis, Chromium/*metabolism, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans/*growth & development, Formates/*metabolism, Hydrogen/*metabolism, Oxidation-Reduction, Palladium/*chemistry
Biotechnology16509351Biorecovered precious metals from industrial wastes: single-step conversion of a mixed metal liquid waste to a bioinorganic catalyst with environmental application.Mabbett AN, Sanyahumbi D, Yong P, Macaskie LEEnviron Sci Technol10.1021/es05098362006Biomass, *Bioreactors, Catalysis, Chromium/*chemistry, *Conservation of Natural Resources, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans/physiology, Escherichia coli, Industrial Waste, Oxidation-Reduction, Palladium/*isolation & purificationEnzymology
Metabolism16570313Chromate reduction by immobilized palladized sulfate-reducing bacteria.Humphries AC, Mikheenko IP, Macaskie LEBiotechnol Bioeng10.1002/bit.208142006Cells, Immobilized/metabolism, Chromates/*pharmacokinetics, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans/growth & development/*metabolism/ultrastructure, Desulfovibrio vulgaris/growth & development/*metabolism/ultrastructure, Oxidation-Reduction, Palladium/*chemistry/*metabolism, Species SpecificityPhylogeny
Enzymology16849807Succinate dehydrogenase functioning by a reverse redox loop mechanism and fumarate reductase in sulphate-reducing bacteria.Zaunmuller T, Kelly DJ, Glockner FO, Unden GMicrobiology (Reading)10.1099/mic.0.28849-02006Amino Acid Sequence, Desulfovibrio/*enzymology/genetics, Fumarates/metabolism, Molecular Sequence Data, Multigene Family, Oxidation-Reduction, Succinate Dehydrogenase/*physiology, Succinic Acid/metabolism, Sulfates/*metabolismMetabolism
Metabolism19130259Reduction of molybdate by sulfate-reducing bacteria.Biswas KC, Woodards NA, Xu H, Barton LLBiometals10.1007/s10534-008-9198-82009Bacterial Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Biological Transport/physiology, Desulfovibrio/genetics/*physiology, *Molybdenum/chemistry/metabolism, Oxidation-Reduction, Seawater/chemistry, Sulfates/chemistry/*metabolism
Metabolism19465766Pseudosymmetry, high copy number and twinning complicate the structure determination of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (ATCC 29577) flavodoxin.Guelker M, Stagg L, Wittung-Stafshede P, Shamoo YActa Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr10.1107/S09074449090100752009Bacterial Proteins/*chemistry/metabolism, Crystallization, *Crystallography, X-Ray, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans/*physiology, Electron Transport/physiology, Flavin Mononucleotide/*chemistry/metabolism, Flavodoxin/*chemistry/metabolism, Models, Chemical, Oxidation-Reduction, Protein Binding, Protein Conformation, Stereoisomerism
Pathogenicity19786606Susceptibilities of 23 Desulfovibrio isolates from humans.Nakao K, Tanaka K, Ichiishi S, Mikamo H, Shibata T, Watanabe KAntimicrob Agents Chemother10.1128/AAC.00630-092009Ampicillin/pharmacology, Anti-Bacterial Agents/*pharmacology, Chloramphenicol, Clindamycin/pharmacology, Desulfovibrio/*classification/*drug effects, Fluoroquinolones/pharmacology, Humans, Metronidazole/pharmacology, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Penicillanic Acid/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology, Piperacillin/pharmacology, Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination, Sulbactam/pharmacologyPhylogeny
Pathogenicity20159048First isolation of Desulfovibrio from the human vaginal flora.Ichiishi S, Tanaka K, Nakao K, Izumi K, Mikamo H, Watanabe KAnaerobe10.1016/j.anaerobe.2010.02.0022010Adult, Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology, Desulfovibrio/drug effects/*isolation & purification, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Female, Humans, Japan, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Vagina/*microbiologyPhylogeny
Enzymology24194097Hydrogenase activity of mineral-associated and suspended populations of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Essex 6.Reardon CL, Magnuson TS, Boyd ES, Leavitt WD, Reed DW, Geesey GGMicrob Ecol10.1007/s00248-013-0308-y2013Biofilms, DNA, Bacterial/genetics, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans/*enzymology/isolation & purification, Ferric Compounds/*chemistry, Hydrogen/chemistry, Hydrogenase/genetics/*metabolism, Iron/chemistry, Minerals/chemistry, Oxidation-Reduction, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Sulfates/chemistryTranscriptome
27004043Characterization of intracellular palladium nanoparticles synthesized by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans and Bacillus benzeovorans.Omajali JB, Mikheenko IP, Merroun ML, Wood J, Macaskie LEJ Nanopart Res10.1007/s11051-015-3067-52015
Phylogeny27392787Pseudodesulfovibrio indicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a piezophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from the Indian Ocean and reclassification of four species of the genus Desulfovibrio.Cao J, Gayet N, Zeng X, Shao Z, Jebbar M, Alain KInt J Syst Evol Microbiol10.1099/ijsem.0.0012862016Bacterial Typing Techniques, Base Composition, DNA, Bacterial/genetics, Desulfovibrio/*classification/genetics/isolation & purification, Fatty Acids/chemistry, Indian Ocean, Oxidation-Reduction, *Phylogeny, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria/*classification/genetics/isolation & purificationEnzymology
Metabolism30718429A glycyl radical enzyme enables hydrogen sulfide production by the human intestinal bacterium Bilophila wadsworthia.Peck SC, Denger K, Burrichter A, Irwin SM, Balskus EP, Schleheck DProc Natl Acad Sci U S A10.1073/pnas.18156611162019Alcohol Oxidoreductases/chemistry/*genetics/metabolism, Anaerobiosis/genetics, Bilophila/chemistry/*enzymology/metabolism, Gastrointestinal Microbiome/genetics, Humans, Hydrogen Sulfide/chemistry/*metabolism, Oxidation-Reduction, *Proteomics, Taurine/metabolismEnzymology

Reference

@idauthorscataloguedoi/urltitlejournalpubmed
342Curators of the DSMZLeibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSM 642)https://www.dsmz.de/collection/catalogue/details/culture/DSM-642
20215Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.10.1099/ijsem.0.004332List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ
20218Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42-50 201424321274
51996Curators of the CCUGCulture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) (CCUG 34226)https://www.ccug.se/strain?id=34226
66792Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmannhttps://diaspora-project.de/progress.html#genomesAutomatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information)
66793Mukherjee et al.10.1038/nbt.3886GEBA: 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life 35: 676-683 201728604660
69479João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.https://microbeatlas.org/MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta
73576Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J.10.60712/SI-ID47838.1StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers