| Pseudobutyrivibrio xylanivorans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Lachnospiraceae |
| Genus: | Pseudobutyrivibrio |
| Species: | P. xylanivorans |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudobutyrivibrio xylanivorans Kopecný et al. 2003 | |
Pseudobutyrivibrio xylanivorans is a species of butyrate-producing bacteria from the rumen. It is Gram-negative, anaerobic, non-spore-forming, curved rod-shaped and motile by means of a single polar or subpolar flagellum. Its type strain is Mz 5T (=DSM 14809T =ATCC BAA-455T). [1] xylanivorans means xylan-digesting. [1]