Desulfobotulus sapovorans

Desulfobotulus sapovorans is a bacterium from the genus of Desulfobotulus which has been isolated from freshwater mud in Germany. It lives best at moderate temperatures, similar to room temperature or body temperature, which means it is mesophilic. D. sapovorans thrives in environments without oxygen (anaerobic) and gets its energy through breaking down organic materials. Instead of using oxygen for this process, it uses sulfate, making it a sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB). Sulfate-reducing bacteria play an important role in recycling nutrients in the environments where they live, including aquatic, freshwater, and mud environments where oxygen is limited.