Anaerobacter

Anaerobacter
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Clostridia
Order: Clostridiales
Family: Clostridiaceae
Genus: Anaerobacter

Anaerobacter are a genus of Gram-positive bacteria related to Clostridium. They are anaerobic chemotrophs and are unusual spore-formers as they produce more than one spore per bacterial cell (up to five spores).[1] They fix nitrogen. G+C content 29.[2]

References

  1. ^ Siunov A, Nikitin D, Suzina N, Dmitriev V, Kuzmin N, Duda V (1999). "Phylogenetic status of Anaerobacter polyendosporus, an anaerobic, polysporogenic bacterium.". Int J Syst Bacteriol 49 Pt 3: 1119–24. PMID 10425769. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/49/3/1119.pdf. 
  2. ^ Madigan M; Martinko J (editors). (2005). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-144329-1.