Table 3: The Family Syntrophobacteraceae
|
| Species |
Location |
Morphology |
- Temperature
- (optimum, °C)
|
- pH Range
- (Optimum)
|
Metabolism |
Electron Donor |
Electron Acceptor |
Comments |
Ref. |
| Desulfacinum infernus |
North Sea petroleum reservoir |
Oval cells; 1.5 by 2.5-5 micrometers; non-motile |
- 40-65
- (60)
|
- 6.6-8.4
- (7.1-7.5)
|
C; M |
H2; various organic acids; fatty acids; alcohols; alanine; gylcerol |
SO4(2-); SO3(2-); S2O3(2-) |
Autotrophic growth with H2/CO2 |
- Rees et al. (1995)
|
| Desulfacinum hydrothermale |
Marine sediments, Milos Island, Greece |
Oval cells; 0.8-1.0 by 1.5-2.5 micrometers; motile |
- 37-64
- (60)
|
- 6.0-7.5
- (7.0)
|
C,M |
various organic acids, fatty acids, alcohols |
SO4(2-); SO3(2-); S2O3(2-) |
Complete substrate oxidation to CO2; strict anaerobe |
Sievert and Kuever (2000) |
| Thermodesulforhabdus norvegicus |
Production water from oil field, North Sea |
Motile rods; 1 by 2.5 micrometers |
- 44-74
- (60)
|
- 6.1-7.7
- (6.9)
|
M |
Organic acids, fatty acids |
SO4(2-); SO3(2-) |
Oxidizes acetate |
Beeder et al. (1995) |
