Desulfovibrio spp. are gram negative, obligate anaerobes capable of reducing sulfate. They have caused infections in humans, but very rarely. They are slow growers and difficult to identify. Hence, they are often overlooked and their actual presence goes unnoticed. Here, we describe a case of a 15- year old boy who was involved in a road traffic accident and he presented with seropurulent discharge from a depressed fracture wound on the forehead. Desulfovibrio vulgaris (D.vulgaris), was isolated from the pus discharge, the first to be reported. The characteristic desulfoviridin pigment production in the organism aided in the identification. The infection was successfully managed with pain reliever and course of amoxicillin – clavulanic acid and linezolid.

脱硫菌。是能够还原硫酸盐的革兰氏阴性，专性厌氧菌。它们已引起人类感染，但很少。它们生长缓慢，难以识别。因此，它们经常被忽略，并且它们的实际存在未被注意到。在这里，我们描述了一个案例，该案例涉及一名15岁的男孩，他参与了一次道路交通事故，他的额头凹陷的骨折伤口呈浆液状排出。从脓液中分离出寻常型脱硫弧菌（D.vulgaris），这是首次报道。生物体中特征性的脱硫维氏素色素生成有助于鉴定。使用止痛药和阿莫西林–克拉维酸和利奈唑胺治疗成功地控制了感染。