Occurrence, significance and detection of sulphate-reducing bacteria

6 Occurrence, significance and detection of sulphate-reducing bacteria 

Sulphate-reducing bacteria are to be found in the ground and in so-called reduced waters (waters with a redox potential in the negative mV range). 

In the absence of oxygen, they reduce sulphate to sulphide. As a result of 

The two most important sulphate-reducing bacterial genera are Desulfovibrio and Desulfotomaculum. 

This consists of gram-negative rods or spirally-curved rods with a half 

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