Alkalibaculum Allen et al. 2010
General information
Name
Alkalibaculum
Valid publication
2010
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Eubacteriaceae.
Alkalibaculum
Nomenclature type
Alkalibaculum bacchi
Etymology
Arabic n. <i>al</i>-<i>qaliy</i>, the ashes of saltwort; N.L. n. <i>alkali</i>, alkali; L. neut. n. <i>baculum</i>, stick; N.L. neut. n. <i>Alkalibaculum</i>, alkali stick.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are non-sporing, strictly anaerobic rods that are motile by means of peritrichous flagella. Cells stain Gram-negative and are positive for KOH lysis. The pH optimum for growth is 8.0-8.5. Some fatty acids contain dimethyl acetal moieties. Cell wall analysis yields a peptidoglycan amino acid molar ratio of 0.9 Orn:0.8 Ser:0.8 Asp:1.0 Glu:1.2 Ala and indicates a novel B-type configuration, a variation similar to a B2α-type configuration containing aspartic acid. The G+C content of the DNA is 34 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702010603001 | Alkalibaculum bacchi | Species | 645887 |
References
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Allen, T.D., Caldwell, M.E., Lawson, P.A., Huhnke, R.L., and Tanner, R.S. Alkalibaculum bacchi gen. nov., sp. nov., a CO-oxidizing, ethanol-producing acetogen isolated from livestock-impacted soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2010) 60:2483-2489.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.018507-0]
[PMID:19965999]