Sporomusa termitida
| Sporomusa termitida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Negativicutes |
| Order: | Selenomonadales |
| Family: | Veillonellaceae |
| Genus: | Sporomusa |
| Species: | S. profundus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporomusa termitida Breznak et al. 1990 | |
Sporomusa termitida is a species of bacteria. It is an acetogen first isolated from termites (Nasutitermes nigriceps).[1] Its cells are strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative, endospore-forming, straight to slightly curved rods (0.5–0.8×2–8 μm) that are motile by means of lateral flagella.
References
- ↑ Breznak, John A.; Switzer, Jodi M.; Seitz, H. -J. (1988). "Sporomusa termitida sp. nov., an H2/CO2-utilizing acetogen isolated from termites". Archives of Microbiology 150 (3): 282–288. doi:10.1007/BF00407793. ISSN 0302-8933.
Further reading
- Breznak, John A.; Blum, Jodi Switzer (1991). "Mixotrophy in the termite gut acetogen, Sporomusa termitida". Archives of Microbiology 156 (2): 105–110. doi:10.1007/BF00290981. ISSN 0302-8933.
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