Sporanaerobacter Hernandez-Eugenio et al. 2002
General information
Name
Sporanaerobacter
Valid publication
2002
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Sporanaerobacter
Nomenclature type
Sporanaerobacter acetigenes
Etymology
N.L. n. <i>spora</i> (from Gr. n. <i>spora</i>, a seed), spore; Gr. pref. <i>an</i>, not; Gr. n. <i>aer aeros</i>, air; N.L. masc. n. <i>bacter</i>, rod, staff; N.L. masc. n. <i>Sporanaerobacter</i>, a sporeforming
Description and emendation
Original Description
expand / minimize
Cells are strictly anaerobic rods, occurring singly or in pairs and motile by a few laterally inserted flagella. Gram-positive-type cell wall. Mesophilic and moderately thermophilic, growing at up to 50°C. Neutrophilic. Heterotrophic. Yeast extract is required for growth on sugars. Ferments peptides and amino acids in the presence of yeast extract. Glucose is fermented to acetate, H2 and CO2 as the major end products of metabolism. Performs the Stickland reaction using isoleucine as electron donor and glycine or serine as electron acceptors. Uses elemental sulfur but not sulfate, thiosulfate, sulfite, nitrate or nitrite as an electron acceptor. The G+C content is 32 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702010019001 | Sporanaerobacter acetigenes | Species | 165813 |
References
1
Hernandez-Eugenio, G., Fardeau, M.L., Cayol, J.L., Patel, B.K.C., Thomas, P., Macarie, H., Garcia, J.L., and Ollivier, B. Sporanaerobacter acetigenes gen. nov., a novel acetogenic, facultatively sulfur-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.(2002) 52:1217-1223.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-52-4-1217]
[PMID:12148631]