Sulphate-reducing bacteria in bovine faeces.
Sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) were found in all of 200 bovine faeces examined. The number of SRB in bovine faeces ranged from 5 x 10(2) to 6 x 10(8) bacteria g-1. Of 50 isolates identified, all were assigned to the genus Desulfovibrio.
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Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003901:Desulfovibrio / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*