Sulfate-reducing bacterium grows with Cr(VI), U(VI), Mn(IV), and Fe(III) as electron acceptors

Bradley M. Tebo, Anna Ya Obraztsova

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Abstract

A spore-forming sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfotomaculum reducens sp. nov. strain MI-1 has been isolated from heavy metal contaminated sediments. Strain MI-1 grows with Cr(VI), Mn(IV), Fe(III), and U(VI), in addition to various sulfur compounds, as electron acceptors. This organism shares physiological properties with both the sulfate-reducing and metal-reducing groups of bacteria and is the first sulfate-reducing bacterium described that can grow with metals or U(VI) as sole electron acceptors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)193-198
Number of pages6
JournalFEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume162
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chromium
  • Iron
  • Manganese
  • Metal reduction
  • Spore-forming sulfate-reducing bacterium
  • Uranium

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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