Gemmiger formicilis

Cross Index	Gemmiger formicilis
SuperSet	Prokaryote, Eubacteria Budding and/or Appendaged Bacteria
Compare	Prosthecate Bacteria: Ancalomicrobium adetum Asticcacaulis Caulobacter Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum, Filomicrobium fusiforme, Hirschia baltica, Hyphomicrobium Hyphomonas, Labrys monachus , Pedomicrobium, Prosthecobacter fusiformis, Prosthecomicrobium, Stella, Verrucomicrobium spinosum Non Prosthecate Bacteria Angulomicrobium tetraedrale Blastobacter Ensifer adherans,Gallionella ferrunginea Gemmiger formicilis Nevskia ramosa, Seliberia stellata Planctomycetales Planctomyces, Gemmata obscuriglobus , Isosphaera pallida, Pirelulla
Contrast	Archaea
Subset

Reference	Gemmiger formicilis
First citation	Gossling,J and W.E.C. Moore. 1975. Gemmiger formicilis, n. gen., s. sp., an anaerobic budding bacterium from intestines IJSB 25:202-207
The Prokaryotes
Bergey's Systematatic	p 1971 J. Gossling
Bergey's Determinative	p 467
References

Staining	Gram-variable to Gram-negative
Morphology	Ovoid to hourglass-shaped bacteria, 0.9-2.5 um long and up to 1.0 um wide, that apparently divide at a constriction, giving the appearance of budding. Rapidly growing organisms may formchains..
Motility	nonmotile
Specialized structures	Non-sporeforming, and with no external structures

Tropism	chemoorganotrophs using carbohydrate as the only or major energy source
Oxygen	Obligately anaerobic
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Temperature
Requirements
Products	Growth on glucose or other sugars produces butyrate, usually lactate and formate, and sometimes small amounts of other compounds
Enzymes	Catalase-negative
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