Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica.
Abstract
Dissertation presented to obtain the Ph.D degree in Biochemistry, Microbial BiochemistryThe work presented in this dissertation aimed to unravel the defense
mechanisms of the anaerobic sulfate reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio (D.)
vulgaris Hildenborough against oxidative and nitrosative stresses.
Desulfovibrio spp. are usually found in anaerobic niches in soil, marine and
fresh waters and sediments, but also in zones periodically exposed to oxygen.
Ecologically, Desulfovibrio spp.(...
