Acetonema
| Acetonema | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Clostridiales |
| Family: | Veillonellaceae |
| Genus: | Acetonema Kane and Breznak 1992[1] |
| Type species | |
| Acetonema ecieslongum[1] | |
| Species | |
|
A. longum[1] | |
Acetonema is a genus of bacteria in the family Veillonellaceae. It is H2-oxidizing CO2-reducing acetogenic strictly anaerobic endospore-forming Gram-negative motile rod-shaped, isolated from gut contents of the wood-feeding termite Pterotermes occidentis. Cells are catalase positive, oxidase negative, and have 51.5 mol percent G + C in their DNA. Optimum conditions for growth on H2 + CO2 are at 30-33 degrees C and pH (initial) 7.8. Acetonema longum is the sole species within the genus.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 LSPN bacterio.net
- ↑ Kane MD, Breznak JA (1991). "Acetonema longum gen. nov. sp. nov., an H2/CO2 acetogenic bacterium from the termite, Pterotermes occidentis.". Arch Microbiol 2 (156): 91–8. PMID 1723588.
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