Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, catalase positive, oxidase, urease and indole negative, produces hydrogen sulfide and is asaccharolytic. D. fairfieldensis is a commensal organism of the intestinal tract and is rarely seen to cause clinical disease.

**Synonyms:** - DESULFOVIBRIO FAIRFIELDENSIS