Sporobacter Grech-Mora et al. 1996
General information
Name
Sporobacter
Valid publication
1996
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Ruminococcaceae.
Sporobacter
Nomenclature type
Sporobacter termitidis
Etymology
Gr. n. <i>spora</i>, a seed and, in biology, a spore; L. neut. n. <i>bacterium</i>, rod; N.L. neut. n. <i>Sporobacterium</i>, spore-forming rod.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Gram positive, strictly anaerobic. Produces methylated sulfides from methylated aromatic compounds if sulfide or cysteine is present in the medium, with acetate being the only volatile fatty acid produced from this metabolism. External electron acceptors are not used.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702011521001 | Sporobacter termitidis | Species | 44749 |
References
1
Grech-Mora, I., Fardeau, M.L., Patel, B.K.C., Ollivier, B., Rimbault, A., Prensier, G., Garcia, J.L., and Garnier-Sillam, E. Isolation and characterization of Sporobacter termitidis gen. nov., sp. nov., from the digestive tract of the wood-feeding termite Nasutitermes lujae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1996) 46:512-518.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-46-2-512]