Asaccharospora Gerritsen et al. 2014
General information
Description and emendation
Members of the genus are anaerobic. Cells stain Gram-positive or Gram-variable. Cells are straight or slightly curved, motile rods, which often form chains. Cells may be quite filamentous. Spore formation is observed. Carbohydrates are not fermented. The major end product of metabolism is acetate. Cells contain both phospholipids and glycolipids. The major phospholipids are labelled PL4, PL5, PL7 and PL8 and the major glycolipids comprise GL1, GL3a/b, GL6 and GL9. Phospholipids with free amino groups (e.g. phosphatidylethanolamine) are absent. The fatty acids present in the hydrolysis products of whole cells are both straight-chain saturated and unsaturated (which predominate) as well as iso- and anteiso-branched Dimethyl acetals (i.e. plasmalogens) are almost absent.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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M021702011302001 | Asaccharospora irregularis | Species | 29359 |