TIGR, Partners Complete Sequence of Corrosive Bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris | GenomeWeb

TIGR, Partners Complete Sequence of Corrosive Bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris

Apr 13, 2004

NEW YORK, April 13 (GenomeWeb News) - A team of scientists led by the Institute for Genomic Research has sequenced the genome of Desulfovibrio vulgaris, a sulfate-reducing bacterium that can damage oil and natural gas pipelines and corrode oilfield equipment.

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