Chapter 6, Problem 9CT

Summary Introduction

To determine:

Describe nutritional classification of Desulforudis audaxviator.

Introduction:

Desulforudis audaxviator is a bacterium. It usually lives in depth from $1.5-3$ kilometers below the earth’s surface. It is gram positive, rod shaped, sulfate reducing bacteria. It is found in very different environment. Usually, Desulforudis audaxviator bacteria live under the ground in the absence of oxygen, light, and organic compound.