RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Ranchou-Peyruse, Magali A1 Goñi-Urriza, Marisol A1 Guignard, Marion A1 Goas, Marjorie A1 Ranchou-Peyruse, Anthony A1 Guyoneaud, RémyYR 2018 T1 Pseudodesulfovibrio hydrargyri sp. nov., a mercury-methylating bacterium isolated from a brackish sediment JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 68 IS 5 SP 1461 OP 1466 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002173 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB 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)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.002173