Oleidesulfovibrio alaskensis explained
Oleidesulfovibrio alaskensis (formerly Desulfovibrio alaskensis) belongs to the sulfate-reducing bacteria. The type strain is Al1T (= NCIMB 13491T = DSM 16109T).[1]
Biology
O. alaskensis has the ability to reduce radionuclides and heavy metals such as uranium and chromium to soluble and less toxic forms. The O. alaskensis strain G20 is an anaerobe with an optimal temperature range of 25°C-40°C. 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 O. alaskensis have been sequenced: G20 (DOE JGI, 2007-2011[2] [3]), RB2256, and DSM 16109 (DOE JGI 2013[4]).
Further reading
- Staley, James T., et al. "Bergey’s manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 3."Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD (1989): 2250-2251.
- Bélaich, Jean-Pierre, Mireille Bruschi, and Jean-Louis Garcia, eds. Microbiology and biochemistry of strict Anaerobes Involved in interspecies hydrogen transfer. No. 54. Springer, 1990.
External links
- Desulfovibrio in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
Notes and References
- Feio MJ, Zinkevich V, Beech IB . Oleidesulfovibrio alaskensis sp. nov., a sulphate-reducing bacterium from a soured oil reservoir . . 54 . Pt 5 . 1747–52 . September 2004 . 15388739 . 10.1099/ijs.0.63118-0 . etal . free . 21.11116/0000-0001-D111-F . free .
- 21685289. 3147700. 2011. Hauser. L. J.. Complete genome sequence and updated annotation of Oleidesulfovibrio alaskensis G20. Journal of Bacteriology. 193. 16. 4268–9. 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.. 10.1128/JB.05400-11.
- https://gold.jgi-psf.org/projects?id=427 Oleidesulfovibrio alaskensis G20 in the GOLD database
- https://gold.jgi-psf.org/projects?id=13958 Oleidesulfovibrio alaskensis DSM 16109 in the GOLD database