When a usable organic electron donor is present,sulfate serves as a terminal electron acceptor during anaerobic respiration by a variety of microbes

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All of the organisms listed are capable of anaerobic respiration using sulfate as a terminal electron acceptor, as long as a usable organic electron donor is present. Desulfovibrio and Desulfonema are both sulfate-reducing bacteria, while Archaeoglobus is a sulfate-reducing archaeon.

When a Usable Organic Electron Donor Is Present,sulfate Serves as a Terminal