Query: NC_009253:529494 Desulfotomaculum reducens MI-1 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Desulfotomaculum reducens; Desulfotomaculum; Peptococcaceae; Clostridiales; Firmicutes; Bacteria General Information: Uranium- and chromium-reducing sediment bacterium. Desulfotomaculum reducens is able to reduce uranium and chromium making it a potential agent for the bioremediation of heavy metals. This organism was isolated from heavy metal-contaminated marine sediment collected at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the San Francisco Bay, USA.
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General Information: They may be found as members of the normal microflora of humans, where these bacteria find a suitable niche in virtually every anatomic site. Corynebacterium ulcerans is commonly associated with dairy animals and unpasturized dairy products. This organism has been implicated in bovine mastitis and can cause skin infections and a diptheria-like disease in humans.