The Synergistota is a phylum of anaerobic bacteria that show Gram-negative staining and have rod/vibrioid cell shape. Although Synergistota have a diderm cell envelope, the genes for various proteins involved in lipopolysaccharides biosynthesis have not yet been detected in Synergistota, indicating that they may have an atypical outer cell envelope. The Synergistota inhabit a majority of anaerobic environments including animal gastrointestinal tracts, soil, oil wells, and wastewater treatment plants and they are also present in sites of human diseases such as cysts, abscesses, and areas of periodontal disease. Due to their presence at illness related sites, the Synergistota are suggested to be opportunistic pathogens but they can also be found in healthy individuals in the microbiome of the umbilicus and in normal vaginal flora. Species within this phylum have also been implicated in periodontal disease, gastrointestinal infections and soft tissue infections. Other species from this phylum have been identified as significant contributors in the degradation of sludge for production of biogas in anaerobic digesters and are potential candidates for use in renewable energy production through their production of hydrogen gas. All of the known Synergistota species and genera are presently part of a single class (Synergistia), order (Synergistiales), and family (Synergistaceae).
Desulfovibrio butyratiphilus is a bacterium. It is Gram-negative, butyrate-oxidizing and sulfate-reducing. It is also strictly anaerobic, mesophilic, motile by means of a single polar flagellum, non-spore-forming and rod-shaped. Its type strain is BSYT.
Syntrophomonas palmitatica is a bacterium. It is anaerobic, syntrophic and fatty acid-oxidizing. Its type strain is GB8-1T. Cells are slightly curved, non-motile rods.
Syntrophaceticus schinkii is a species of strictly anaerobic, mesophilic, endospore-forming, syntrophic, acetate-oxidizing bacterium, the type species of its genus. Its type strain is Sp3T, which was isolated from an anaerobic filter treating wastewater in a fishmeal factory.
Desulfovibrio biadhensis is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, anaerobic, mesophilic, slightly halophilic, sulfate-reducing and motile bacterium from the genus of Desulfovibrio which has been isolated from a thermal spring in Tunisia.
Acetobacteroides hydrogenigenes is a Gram-negative, carbohydrate-fermenting, mesophilic, strictly anaerobic, non-spore-forming and non-motile bacterium from the genus of Acetobacteroides which has been isolated from reedswamp in Qingdao in China. Acetobacteroides hydrogenigenes produces hydrogen.
Macellibacteroides fermentans is a non-spore-forming, obligately anaerobic, rod-shaped and mesophilic bacterium from the genus of Macellibacteroides which has been isolated from an upflow anaerobic filter fore treating abattoir wastewaters in Tunisia.
Clostridium bornimense is an anaerobic, mesophilic and hydrogen-producing bacterium from the genus Clostridium which has been isolated from a biogas reactor in Germany.
Tepidanaerobacter is a genus of anaerobic, moderately thermophilic, syntrophic bacteria from the family Tepidanaerobacteraceae.
Tepidanaerobacter syntrophicus is an anaerobic, moderately thermophilic and syntrophic bacterium from the genus of Tepidanaerobacter which has been isolated from sewage sludge in Niigata in Japan.
Clostridium lundense is a lipolytic, strictly anaerobic, mesophilic and spore-forming bacterium from the genus of Clostridium which has been isolated from fluid of a cow rumen in Lund in Sweden.
Ottowia thiooxydans is a Gram-staining, facultatively anaerobic, N2O-producing and non-motile bacterium from the genus Ottowia which has been isolated from activated sludge from Munich in Germany.
Anaerofilum pentosovorans is a Gram-positive strictly anaerobic, mesophilic and acidogenic bacterium from the genus Anaerofilum which has been isolated from sludge from a bioreactor from Frankfurt in Germany.
Cloacibacillus evryensis is a Gram-negative, anaerobic, mesophilic, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus of Cloacibacillus which has been isolated from sewage sludge from a wastewater treatment plant from Evry in France.
Aminobacterium mobile is a Gram-negative, anaerobic, mesophilic, non-spore-forming and motile bacterium from the genus of Aminobacterium which has been isolated from anaerobic lagoon from a dairy wastewater treatment plant in Colombia. Dissimilar to Aminobacterium colombiense, Aminobacterium mobile has a marginally lower DNA GC-content Aminobacterium mobile is motile and ferments Serine to Acetate and Alanine. Aminobacterium mobile is both a Heterotroph and Asaccharolytic. Its adverse effects on both animals and humans are not yet known, but because of the ability of Aminobacterium mobile to degrade amino acids and peptides, the possibility of harmful effects cannot be excluded.
Aminobacterium colombiense is a Gram-negative, mesophilic, strictly anaerobic and non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus of Aminobacterium which has been isolated from anaerobic lagoon from a dairy wastewater treatment plant in Colombia.
Lactivibrio is a genus of bacteria from the family of Synergistaceae with one known species. Lactivibrio alcoholicus has been isolated from mesophilic granular sludge from Tokyo in Japan.
Coprothermobacter platensis is a species of moderately thermophilic and strictly anaerobic bacterium belonging to the family Coprothermobacteraceae within the phylum Coprothermobacterota.
Balneicella is a Gram-negative, mesophilic, anaerobic non-spore-forming and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of Balneicellaceae with on known species.
Brassicibacter mesophilus is a Gram-negative, mesophilic, strictly anaerobic, non-spore-forming and motile bacterium from the genus of Brassicibacter which has been isolated from food industry wastewater.
