Oxobacter
Genus of bacteria
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2] This endospore-forming microorganism catabolizes pyruvate to acetate and CO2, while sugars and amino acids are not utilized as energy sources.[3]
| Oxobacter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | Oxobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Oxobacter Collins et al. 1994[1] |
| Type species | |
| Oxobacter pfennigii (Krumholz & Bryant 1985) Collins et al. 1994 | |
| Species | |
