Desulfococcus multivorans Göttingen is an anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-negative bacterium that was isolated from sewage digester.

Name and taxonomic classification:

Last LPSN update: 14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)

Domain: "Bacteria"

Phylum: Pseudomonadota 

Class: Deltaproteobacteria

Order: Desulfobacterales

Family: Desulfobacteraceae

Genus: Desulfococcus

Species: Desulfococcus multivorans

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Desulfococcus multivorans Widdel 1981

Synonym: No

Culture medium:

DESULFOBACTER MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 193)

Temperature:

Growth 35 °C

Temperature range:

mesophilic

Oxygen tolerance: anaerobe

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: sewage digester

Geographic location (country and/or sea, region): Göttingen

Country: Germany

Country ISO 3 Code: DEU

Continent: Europe

Culture col. no.: DSM 2059, ATCC 33890