Project name: Cupidesulfovibrio termitidis

Description: Desulfovibrio termitidis.This is a sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), an anaerobic microorganism that reduces sulfate to obtain energy and thereby releases a cytotoxic and genotoxic gas-hydrogen sulfide. Desulfovibrio termitidis is found in the hindgut of the termite Heterotermes indicola.

Last updated: 2010-07-12