title: Desulfobotulus pelophilus sp. nov., an Alkaliphilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium from a Terrestrial Mud Volcano
abstract: Abstract — An alkaliphilic, sulfate-reducing, anaerobic bacterium (strain H1 T ) was isolated from a terrestrial mud volcano at the Taman Peninsula, Russia. The cells of the isolate were gram-negative motile vibrios, 1 µm in diameter and 2.0–2.5 µm in length. Strain H1 T grew at 14–42°C (optimum at 37°C), pH 8.5–10.5 (optimum at pH 9.5), and NaCl concentrations of 0.5–6% (wt/vol) (optimum at 0.5–1.5%); pyruvate, lactate, butyrate, caproate, or pelargonate were used as electron donors, and elemen
journal: Microbiology