Desulfosarcina ovata oXyS1 is an anaerobe, mesophilic bacterium that was isolated from seawater in an oil tank.

Name and taxonomic classification:

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

Domain: "Bacteria"

Phylum: Pseudomonadota

Class: Deltaproteobacteria

Order: Desulfobacterales

Family: Desulfobacteraceae

Genus: Desulfosarcina

Species: Desulfosarcina ovata

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Desulfosarcina ovata Kuever et al. 2006

Synonym: "Desulfosarcina ovata"

Culture medium:

DESULFOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 383)

Temperature:

Growth 30 °C

Temperature range:

mesophilic

Oxygen tolerance:

anaerobe

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: seawater in an oil tank, Water phase of a North Sea oil tank

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

Country: Germany

Country ISO 3 Code: DEU

Continent: Europe

Culture col. no.: DSM 13228, JCM 12297