Coprothermobacterales
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| Coprothermobacterales | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Coprothermobacterota |
| Class: | Coprothermobacteria |
| Order: | Coprothermobacterales Pavan et al. 2018 |
| Family | |
Coprothermobacterales is a taxonomic order of thermophilic bacteria in the class Coprothermobacteria of the phylum Coprothermobacterota.[1][2]
Its name derives from the type genus of this order, Coprothermobacter, with the ending suffix '-ales', to denote an order.[1]
The bacteria of this order have a rod-shaped morphology, do not produce spores, are nonmotile, strictly anaerobic and, being thermophiles, grow at temperature ranges above 35°C and below 70°C, for a pH between 5.0 and 9.4. Moreover, these bacteria are chemoorganotrophs and proteolytic fermenters, which produce acetic acid, H2, and CO2 as main end-products of fermentation.[3]