Anaerovorax †,

Firmicutes
Clostridia
Clostridiales
incertae Sedis - Family III
Bernhard Schink

Bernhard Schink

Universität Konstanz, Lehrstuhl für Mikrobielle Ökologie, Fakultät für Biologie, Fach M 654, Konstanz, D-78457 Germany

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First published: 14 September 2015
Citations: 1
Matthies, Evers, Ludwig and Schink 2000, 1593VP
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust.

Abstract

An.a.e.ro.vo'rax. Gr. suff. an non; Gr. n. aer air; L. adj. vorax voracious; N.L. masc. n. Anaerovorax an anaerobic voracious bacterium.

Firmicutes / “Clostridia” / Clostridiales / incertae Sedis - Family III / Anaerovorax

Strictly anaerobic chemoorganotrophic bacteria of fermentative metabolism, nonphotosynthetic; inorganic electron acceptors not used. Typical cell-wall structure of Gram-positive bacteria without an outer membrane but Gram-negative staining. Nonsporeforming.

DNA G+C content (mol%): 29.6 ± 1.0.

Type species: Anaerovorax odorimutans Matthies, Evers, Ludwig and Schink 2000, 1593VP.

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