Oxobacter

Oxobacter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Eubacteriales
Family: Clostridiaceae
Genus: Oxobacter
Collins et al. 1994
Species:
O. pfennigii
Binomial name
Oxobacter pfennigii
(Krumholz & Bryant 1985) Collins et al. 1994
Synonyms
  • Clostridium pfennigii Krumholz and Bryant 1985

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. This endospore-forming microorganism catabolizes pyruvate to acetate and CO2, while sugars and amino acids are not utilized as energy sources.

References

  1. ↑ J.P. Euzéby. "Oxobacter". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  2. ↑ Page Species: Oxobacter pfennigii on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.