Abstract
An.ae.ro.bac'ter. Gr. pref. an- not; Gr. masc. n. aer air; N.L. masc. n. bacter the equiv. of Gr. neut. dim. n. bakterion small rod, staff; N.L. masc. n. Anaerobacter rod not [living] in air.
Firmicutes / “Clostridia” / Clostridiales / Clostridiaceae / Anaerobacter
Cells are thick rods, ovals or spheres, depending upon the growth conditions. Oval and spherical cells form three or more endospores per cell. Gram-stain-positive cell-wall structure. Obligate anaerobe that ferments carbohydrates and fixes N2 . Nonmotile. Sulfate and nitrate are not reduced. Nitrite is reduced to ammonia in a dissimilatory process.
DNA G+C content (mol%): 29.
Type species: Anaerobacter polyendosporus Duda, Lebedinsky, Mushegjan and Mitjushina 1996, 625VP (Effective publication: Duda, Lebedinsky, Mushegjan and Mitjushina 1987, 127.).
