Pseudoramibacter Willems and Collins 1996
General information
Name
Pseudoramibacter
Valid publication
1996
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Eubacteriaceae.
Pseudoramibacter
Nomenclature type
Pseudoramibacter alactolyticus
Etymology
Gr. adj. <i>pseudês</i>, false; L. masc. n. <i>ramus</i>, a branch; N.L. masc. n. <i>bacter</i>, rod, staff; N.L. masc. n. <i>Pseudoramibacter</i>, false branching rod.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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cells are rod shaped and occur in pairs resembling flying birds, clumps, or Chinese characters. Nonmotile. No endospores are formed. Gram positive. Strictly anaerobic. Growth is stimulated by fermentable carbohydrates. The fermentation end products are formate, acetate, butyrate, caproate, and H2. The cell wall type is type A, and the cell walls contain meso-diaminopimelic acid as the dibasic acid.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702010609001 | Pseudoramibacter alactolyticus | Species | 113287 |
References
1
PWillems, A., and Collins, M.D. Phylogenetic relationships of the genera Acetobacterium and Eubacterium sensu stricto and reclassification of Eubacterium alactolyticum as Pseudoramibacter alactolyticus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1996) 46:1083-1087.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-46-4-1083]
[PMID:8863439]