Desulfococcus sp. Hy5 is an anaerobe, mesophilic bacterium that was isolated from marine mud.

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

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Desulfococcus Widdel 1981

Synonym: No

Culture medium:

DESULFOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 383)

Temperature:

Growth 28 °C

Temperature range:

mesophilic

Oxygen tolerance: anaerobe

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: marine mud

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

Country: Italy

Country ISO 3 Code: ITA

Continent: Europe

Link: https://bacdive.dsmz.de/strain/3983 Culture col. no.: DSM 8541