NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum
Proteobacteria. This species is motile by single polar flagellum, reduces sulfate
and is catalase positive. D. desulfuricans is an infrequent pathogen and may be important
in manufacturing for the bioreduction of metals including Uranium and Palladium. Phenotypically,
it is indistinguishable from Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Desulfovibrio desulfuricans.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping