Oxobacter
Appearance
| Oxobacter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Clostridiaceae |
| Genus: | Oxobacter Collins et al. 1994[1] |
| Species: | O. pfennigii |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxobacter pfennigii (Krumholz & Bryant 1985) Collins et al. 1994 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Oxobacter is a genus of Gram-positive obligately anaerobic rod-shaped acetogenic bacteria. The sole species in the genus is Oxobacter pfennigii, formerly known as Clostridium pfennigii.[3] This endospore-forming microorganism catabolizes pyruvate to acetate and CO2, while sugars and amino acids are not utilized as energy sources.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ J.P. Euzéby. "Oxobacter". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ↑ Page Species: Oxobacter pfennigii on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ↑ Krumholz LR, Bryant MP (1985). "Clostridium pfennigii sp. nov. uses methoxyl groups of monobenzenoids and produces butyrate". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 35 (4): 454–456. doi:10.1099/00207713-35-4-454.
- ↑ Collins MD, Lawson PA, Willems A, Cordoba JJ, Fernandez-Garayzabal J, Garcia P, Cai J, Hippe H, Farrow JA (1994). "The phylogeny of the genus Clostridium: proposal of five new genera and eleven new species combinations". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 44 (4): 812–826. doi:10.1099/00207713-44-4-812. PMID 7981107.