Pelobacter propionicus

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Pelobacter propionicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Deltaproteobacteria
Order: Desulfuromonadales
Family: Pelobacteraceae
Genus: Pelobacter
Species: P. propionicus
Binomial name
Pelobacter propionicus
Schink 1984

Pelobacter propionicus is a species of bacteria that ferments 2,3-butanediol and acetoin. It is Gram-negative, strictly anaerobic and non-spore-forming. Ott Bd 1 is the type strain.[1]

References

  1. Schink, Bernhard (1984). "Fermentation of 2,3-butanediol by Pelobacter carbinolicus sp. nov. and Pelobacter propionicus sp. nov., and evidence for propionate formation from C2 compounds". Archives of Microbiology 137 (1): 33–41. doi:10.1007/BF00425804. ISSN 0302-8933. 

Further reading

  • Evers, Stefan; Weizenegger, Michael; Ludwig, Wolfgang; Schink, Bernhard; Schleifer, Karl-Heinz (1993). "The Phylogenetic Positions of Pelobacter acetylenicus and Pelobacter propionicus". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 16 (2): 216–218. doi:10.1016/S0723-2020(11)80470-4. ISSN 0723-2020. 
  • Schink, B.; Kremer, D. R.; Hansen, T. A. (1987). "Pathway of propionate formation from ethanol in Pelobacter propionicus". Archives of Microbiology 147 (4): 321–327. doi:10.1007/BF00406127. ISSN 0302-8933. 

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