Desulfovibrio desulfuricans is a Gram-negative sulfate-reducing bacteria.
[2] It is particularly noted for its ability to produce methyl mercury.
[3] The reductive glycine pathway, a seventh route for organisms to capture CO2, was discovered in this species.
[5] Desulfovibrio desulfuricans 27774 was reported to produce gene transfer agents.
[6][vague] Desulfovibrio desulfuricans has been described as a motile, rod-shaped, Gram-negative obligate anaerobe with polar flagella.