Oxobacter

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Oxobacter
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Oxobacter

Collins et al. 1994 [1]
Type species
Oxobacter pfennigii [1]
Species

O. pfennigii [1]

Oxobacter is a genus of Gram-positive obligately anaerobic rod-shaped acetogenic bacteria. The sole species in the genus is Oxobacter pfennigii , formerly known as Clostridium pfennigii. [2] This endospore-forming microorganism catabolizes pyruvate to acetate and CO2, while sugars and amino acids are not utilized as energy sources. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Parte, A.C. "Oxobacter". LPSN .
  2. Krumholz LR, Bryant MP (1985). "Clostridium pfennigii sp. nov. uses methoxyl groups of monobenzenoids and produces butyrate". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 35 (4): 454–456. doi: 10.1099/00207713-35-4-454 .
  3. Collins MD, Lawson PA, Willems A, Cordoba JJ, Fernandez-Garayzabal J, Garcia P, Cai J, Hippe H, Farrow JA (1994). "The phylogeny of the genus Clostridium: proposal of five new genera and eleven new species combinations". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 44 (4): 812–826. doi: 10.1099/00207713-44-4-812 . PMID   7981107.