Pelobacter carbinolicus

Pelobacter carbinolicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Deltaproteobacteria
Order: Desulfuromonadales
Family: Pelobacteraceae
Genus: Pelobacter
Species: P. carbinolicus
Binomial name
Pelobacter carbinolicus
Schink 1984

Pelobacter carbinolicus is a species of bacteria that ferments 2,3-butanediol and acetoin. It is Gram-negative, strictly anaerobic and non-spore-forming. Gra Bd 1 is the type strain.[1] Its genome has been sequenced.[2]

References

  1. Schink, Bernhard (1984). "Fermentation of 2,3-butanediol by Pelobacter carbinolicus sp. nov. and Pelobacter propionicus sp. nov., and evidence for propionate formation from C2 compounds". Archives of Microbiology 137 (1): 33–41. doi:10.1007/BF00425804. ISSN 0302-8933.
  2. Aklujkar, Muktak; Haveman, Shelley A; DiDonato, Raymond; Chertkov, Olga; Han, Cliff S; Land, Miriam L; Brown, Peter; Lovley, Derek R (2012). "The genome of Pelobacter carbinolicus reveals surprising metabolic capabilities and physiological features". BMC Genomics 13 (1): 690. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-13-690. ISSN 1471-2164.

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