| Thermacetogenium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Syntrophomonadia |
| Order: | Thermacetogeniales |
| Family: | Thermacetogeniaceae |
| Genus: | Thermacetogenium Hattori et al. 2000 |
| Species: | T. phaeum |
| Binomial name | |
| Thermacetogenium phaeum Hattori et al. 2000 | |
Thermacetogenium phaeum is a species of bacterium. It is the type species and only species of the genus Thermacetogenium. It is strictly anaerobic, thermophilic, syntrophic and acetate-oxidizing. Its cells are gram-positive, endospore-forming and rod-shaped. Its type strain is PBT (= DSM 12270T). It has a potential biotechnological role.