RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Adams, Mary E. A1 Postgate, J. R.YR 1961 T1 On Sporulation in Sulphate-reducing Bacteria JF Microbiology, VO 24 IS 2 SP 291 OP 294 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-24-2-291 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2080, AB SUMMARY: Enrichment cultures of mesophilic sulphate-reducing bacteria were readily obtained from soils, mud and corrosion products which had been heated to 90°, yet pure cultures of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans were killed by heating to 60° even when absorbed on dried sterilized soil. Examination of the populations from heated samples revealed exclusively organisms resembling Desulfovibrio orientis; unheated samples contained either D. orientis alone or both D. orientis and D. desulfuricans. The belief that D. desulfuricans sporulates is questioned., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-24-2-291