@article{fdi:010042582, title = {{T}hermodesulfovibrio hydrogeniphilus sp nov., a new thermophilic sulphate-reducing bacterium isolated from a {T}unisian hot spring}, author = {{H}aouari, {O}lfa and {F}ardeau, {M}arie-{L}aure and {C}ayol, {J}ean-{L}uc and {F}auque, {G}uy and {C}asiot, {C}. and {E}lbaz {P}oulichet, {F}. and {H}amdi, {M}. and {O}llivier, {B}ernard}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} new thermophilic sulphate-reducing bacterium (strain {H}br5({T})) was enriched and isolated from a terrestrial {T}unisian hot spring. {I}t was a non-spore-forming {G}ram-negative curved or vibrio-shaped bacterium. {I}t appeared singly or in long chains and was actively motile by a polar flagellum. {I}t possessed c-type cytochromes and desulfofuscidin. {G}rowth occurred between 50 and 70 degrees {C}, with an optimum of 65 degrees {C} at p{H} 7.1. {I}n the presence of sulphate as a terminal electron acceptor, this strain readily used {H}-2 but formate only poorly. {I}t could use sulphate, thiosulphate, sulphite or arsenate as electron acceptors. {I}ts {DNA} {G}+{C} content was 36.1mol%. {B}ased on phenotypic, genomic, and phylogenetic characteristics, strain {H}br5({T}) ( = {DSM} 18151({T}), = {JCM} 13991({T})) is proposed to be assigned to a novel species of genus {T}hermodesulfovibrio, {T}. hydrogeniphilus sp. nov.}, keywords = {{T}hermodesulfovibrio hydrogeniphilus ; sulphate reducing bacterium ; hot spring ; taxonomy}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}ystematic and {A}pplied {M}icrobiology}, volume = {31}, numero = {1}, pages = {38--42}, ISSN = {0723-2020}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.1016/j.syapm.2007.12.002}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042582}, }