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. 1983 Nov;46(5):1187–1192. doi: 10.1128/aem.46.5.1187-1192.1983

Growth of a Strictly Anaerobic Bacterium on Furfural (2-Furaldehyde)

Gerhard Brune 1,†, Siegfried M Schoberth 1, Hermann Sahm 1
PMCID: PMC239539  PMID: 16346423

Abstract

A strictly anaerobic bacterium was isolated from a continuous fermentor culture which converted the organic constituents of sulfite evaporator condensate to methane and carbon dioxide. Furfural is one of the major components of this condensate. This furfural isolate could degrade furfural as the sole source of carbon and energy in a defined mineral-vitamin-sulfate medium. Acetic acid was the major fermentation product. This organism could also use ethanol, lactate, pyruvate, or fumarate and contained cytochrome c3 and desulfoviridin. Except for furfural degradation, the characteristics of the furfural isolate were remarkably similar to those of the sulfate reducer Desulfovibrio gigas. The furfural isolate has been tentatively identified as Desulfovibrio sp. strain F-1.

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