Oxobacter

Oxobacter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Clostridia
Order: Clostridiales
Family: Clostridiaceae
Genus: Oxobacter

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[1]. This endospore-forming microorganism catabolizes pyruvate to acetate and CO2, while sugars and amino acids are not utilized as energy sources[2].

References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ 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.