Desulfobacterium indolicum

Desulfobacterium indolicum is an oval to rod-shaped, Gram-negative, non-sporing sulfate-reducing bacterium. Its type strain is In04.[1] It is notable for its use of particular metabolic pathways,[2] including desulfurization of diesel.[3]

Desulfobacterium indolicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Deltaproteobacteria
Order:
Desulfobacterales
Family:
Desulfobacteraceae
Genus:
Desulfobacterium
Species:
D. indolicum
Binomial name
Desulfobacterium indolicum
Bak and Widdel 1988

References
  1. Bak, F.; Widdel, F. (1986). "Anaerobic degradation of indolic compounds by sulfate-reducing enrichment cultures, and description of Desulfobacterium indolicum gen. nov., sp. nov". Archives of Microbiology. 146 (2): 170–176. doi:10.1007/BF00402346. ISSN 0302-8933.
  2. Johansen, S. S.; Licht, D.; Arvin, E.; Mosbæk, H.; Hansen, A. B. (1997). "Metabolic pathways of quinoline, indole and their methylated analogs by Desulfobacterium indolicum (DSM 3383)". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 47 (3): 292–300. doi:10.1007/s002530050929. ISSN 0175-7598.
  3. Kareem SA, Aribike DS, Nwachukwu SC, Latinwo GK (2012). "Microbial desulfurization of diesel by Desulfobacterium indolicum". J Environ Sci Eng. 54 (1): 98–103. PMID 23741864.

Further reading
  • Aribike, D. S., et al. "Biodesulfurization of Kerosene by Desulfobacterium indolicum." Nature and Science 6 (2008).


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