Intestinibacter 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, non-motile rods, which often form chains. Capable of spore formation, but free spore formation can be very sparse. The major end products of metabolism are acetate and formate. Cells contain both phospholipids and glycolipids. The major phospholipids are labelled PL3, PL4, PL7 and P11 and the major glycolipids comprise GL1, GL2, GL4, GL6, GL9, GL11 and GL12. Phospholipids with free amino groups (e.g. phosphatidylethanolamine) are absent. The fatty acids present in the hydrolysis products of whole cells are both iso- and anteiso-branched as well straight chain saturated and unsaturated Dimethyl acetals (i.e. plasmalogens) are predominantly straight chain with smaller amounts of iso- and anteiso-branched derivatives. The genomic DNA G+C content is 29.8 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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M021702011305001 | Intestinibacter bartlettii | Species | 261299 |