| Acidicapsa ligni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Acidobacteriota |
| Class: | "Acidobacteriia" |
| Order: | Acidobacteriales |
| Family: | Acidobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Acidicapsa |
| Species: | A. ligni |
| Binomial name | |
| Acidicapsa ligni Kulichevskaya et al. 2012 [1] | |
| Type strain | |
| LMG 26244, NCCB 100371, VKM B-2677, WH120 [2] | |
Acidicapsa ligni is a Gram-negative, short rods and non-motile bacterium from the genus of Acidicapsa which has been isolated from decaying wood from a broadleaf forest in Netherlands. [1] [3] [4]
A. ligni is an anicidophilic bacterium, thriving in the acidic environmental conditions created by the fungal decay of wood. With a pH growth range of 3.5-6.4 and an optimum around pH 4.0-4.5.it is well-adapted to the low pH levels found in rotting wood ecosystems. This bacterium is an aerobic chemoheterotroph, obtaining its energy and carbon from the breakdown of organic compounds. [5]
