title: Distribution of Hydrogenase Genes in Desulfovibrio spp. and Their Use in Identification of Species from the Oil Field Environment.
abstract: The distribution of genes for [Fe], [NiFe], and [NiFeSe] hydrogenases was determined for 22 Desulfovibrio species. The genes for [NiFe] hydrogenase were present in all species, whereas those for the [Fe] and [NiFeSe] hydrogenases had a more limited distribution. Sulfate-reducing bacteria from 16S rRNA groups other than the genus Desulfovibrio (R. Devereux, M. Delaney, F. Widdel, and D. A. Stahl, J. Bacteriol. 171:6689-6695, 1989) did not react with the [NiFe] hydrogenase gene probe, which could be used to identify different Desulfovibrio species in oil field samples following growth on lactate-sulfate medium.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4; Nova Husky Research Corporation, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 7K7 ; and Department of Microbiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Voordouw
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Niviere
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Ferris
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Fedorak
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Westlake