Fusibacter Ravot et al. 1999
General information
Name
Fusibacter
Valid publication
1999
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Fusibacter
Nomenclature type
Fusibacter paucivorans
Etymology
L. n. <i>fusus</i>, a spindle; N.L. masc. n. <i>bacter</i>, rod; N.L. masc. n. <i>Fusibacter</i>, a small spindle-shaped rod.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are spindle-shaped rods (1 × 2-5 μm). The cells occur singly or in pairs and possess one to four peritrichous flagella. Cells stain Gram-positive. Chemoorganotrophic and obligately anaerobic member of the domain Bacteria. Uses carbohydrates but not peptides, Casamino acids or gelatin. Acetate and butyrate are produced from glucose fermentation. Uses thiosulfate and sulfur as electron acceptors during glucose fermentation. H2S is produced from thiosulfate and sulfur reduction. The G+C content of the DNA is 43 mol% (HPLC).
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702010009002 | Fusibacter bizertensis | Species | 1488331 |
M021702010009003 | Fusibacter fontis | Species | 1537567 |
M021702010009001 | Fusibacter paucivorans | Species | 76009 |
M021702010009004 | Fusibacter tunisiensis | Species | 1008308 |
References
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Ravot, G., Magot, M., Fardeau, M.L., Patel, B.K., Thomas, P., Garcia, J.L., and Ollivier, B. Fusibacter paucivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, thiosulfate-reducing bacterium from an oil-producing well. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1999) 49:1141-1147.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-49-3-1141]
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