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Desulfovibrio

Medical Definition:	A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria capable of reducing sulfur compounds to hydrogen sulfide. Organisms are isolated from anaerobic mud of fresh and salt water, animal intestines, manure, and feces.
Guide Notes:	infection: coord IM with DESULFOVIBRIONACEAE INFECTIONS (IM)

Desulfovibrio Categories.

	Desulfovibrio africanus - A species of gram-negative, anaerobic, sigmoid-shaped bacteria isolated from salt and freshwater in Africa.
	Desulfovibrio desulfuricans - The type species of gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria of the genus DESULFOVIBRIO. It is found in FRESHWATER; SOIL, and in marine or brackish water.
	Desulfovibrio gigas - A species of gram-negative, anaerobic, spiral-shaped bacteria originally isolated from a saltwater pond in France. It contains a well-characterized metabolic pathway that enables it to survive transient contacts with OXYGEN.
	Desulfovibrio vulgaris - A species of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria isolated from soil, animal intestines and feces, and fresh and salt water.

Desulfovibrio Medical Definitions and Terms

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