Cross Index Acetomicrobium
SuperSet Prokaryote, Eubacteria Gram-Negative, Anaerobic, Straight, Curved, and Helical Bacteria
Compare Acetivibrio Acetoanaerobium noterate , Acetofilamentum rigidum, Acetogenium kivui, Acetomicrobium, Acetothermus paucivorans,, Acidaminobacter hydrogenoformans, Anaerbioospirillum succiniciproducens, , Anaerorhabdus furcosus ,Anaerovibrio, Bacteroides, Butyrivibrio, Centipeda periodontii, Fervidobacterium, Fibrobacter, Fusobacterium Haloanaerobium praevalens, Halobacteroides halobius, Ilyobacter, Lachnospira multparus Leptotrichia buccalis, Malaonomonas rubra, Megamonas hypermega, Mitsuokella, Oxalobacter formigenes, Pectinatus, Pelobacter Porphyromonas, Provotella, Propionigenium modestum, Propionispira arboria, Rikenella microfusus, Roseburia ceciola, Ruminobacter amylophilus, Sebaldella termitidis, Selenomonas, Sporomusa, Succinimonas amylolytica, Succinivibrio dextrinosolvens, Syntrophobacter wolinii, Syntrophomonas, Thermobacteroides, Thermosipho africanus, Thermotoga, Tissierella praeacuta, Wolinella, Zymophilus
Contrast Archaea
Subset Acetomicrobium flavidum Acetomicrobium faecalis

 

Morphology Acetomicrobium
CELLULAR  
Staining Gram negative
Morphology curved rods 0.6-0.8 x 2.0-7.0 um
Motility motile by a single polar flagellum or a few lateral flagella
Specialized structures no spores
Division  
COLONIAL  
Solid surface  
Liquid  

 

Growth Parameters Acetomicrobium
PHYSIOLOGICAL  
Tropism chemoorganotropic
Oxygen  
pH  
Temperature Thermophilic optimum 58-73 oC
Requirements yeast extract is required for growth
Products ferments a variety of hexoses and pentoses. Glucose is fermented to acetate, CO2, H2 or to acetate, lactate, ethanol, CO2 and H2
Enzymes  
Unique features  
ENVIRONMENTAL  
Habitat sewage sludge
Lifestyle  
Pathogenicity  
Distribution  

 

Genome Acetomicrobium
G+C Mol %  
   

 

Reference Acetomicrobium
First Citation Soutschek et al 1984 Syst. Appl. Microbiol 5: 377-390
Soutschek et al 1985 IJSB 35:223
The Prokaryotes p
Bergey's Determinative p 292
References Winter et al 1987 Syst. Appl. Microbiol 9:71-76
Winter et al 1988 IJSB 38: 136