Pseudodesulfovibrio hydrargyri sp. nov., a mercury-methylating bacterium isolated from a brackish sediment Ranchou-Peyruse, Magali and Goñi-Urriza, Marisol and Guignard, Marion and Goas, Marjorie and Ranchou-Peyruse, Anthony and Guyoneaud, Rémy,, 68, 1461-1466 (2018), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002173, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 1466-5026, abstract= The strain BerOc1T was isolated from brackish sediments contaminated with hydrocarbons and heavy metals. This strain has been used as a model strain of sulfate-reducer to study the biomethylation of mercury. The cells are vibrio-shaped, motile and not sporulated. Phylogeny and physiological traits placed this strain within the genus Pseudodesulfovibrio . Optimal growth was obtained at 30 °C, 1.5 % NaCl and pH 6.0–7.4. The estimated G+C content of the genomic DNA was 62.6 mol%. BerOc1T used lactate, pyruvate, fumarate, ethanol and hydrogen. Terminal electron acceptors used were sulfate, sulfite, thiosulfate and DMSO. Only pyruvate could be used without a terminal electron acceptor. The major fatty acids were C18 : 0, anteiso-C15 : 0, C16 : 0 and C18 : 1ω7. The name Pseudodesulfovibrio hydrargyri sp. nov. is proposed for the type strain BerOc1T (DSM 10384T=JCM 31820T)., language=, type=