Description of Desulfococcus
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Sulphate reducing bacteria, some capable of binding large quantities of heavy metals. The type species is Desulfococcus multivorans Widdel 1981.described by WIDDEL in 1980 in his dissertation thesis: Anaerober abbau von fettsäuren und benzoesäure durch neu isolierte arten sulfat-reduzier-ender bakterien. Dissertation. (Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen)
