Anaerobacter

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Anaerobacter
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Anaerobacter

Duda et al. 1996 [1]
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Anaerobacter polyendosporus [1]

Anaerobacter is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria related to Clostridium . They are anaerobic chemotrophs and are unusual spore-formers as they produce more than one spore per bacterial cell (up to five). [2] They fix nitrogen. Their G+C content is 29%. [3] Only one species of this genus (Anaerobacter polyendosporus) has been described. [1]

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References

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