Abstract
A.ce.to.an.ae.ro'bi.um. L. n. acetum vinegar; Gr. pref. an not; Gr. n. aer air; Gr. n. bios life; N.L. neut. n. Acetoanaerobium vinegar anaerobe.
Firmicutes / “Clostridia” / Clostridiales / incertae Sedis - Family VIII / Acetoanaerobium
Cells are nonsporeforming rods. Cells stain Gram-negative but have an atypical Gram-negative wall structure. Obligate anaerobe. Chemo-organotrophic. Ferment carbohydrates, producing acetate and sometimes other volatile acids. Ferment yeast extract, producing acetate and several volatile acids. At slower growth rates produce acetate from H2 and CO2. May require yeast extract for growth.
DNA G+C content (mol%): 36.8 (Bd).
Type species: Acetoanaerobium noterae Sleat, Mah and Robinson 1985, 13VP.
