Cross Index Acetothermus paucivorans
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
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Morphology Acetothermus paucivorans
CELLULAR  
Staining Gram negative
Morphology If vitamin B12 available Acetothermus forms straight rods 90.5-5-8 um). In the absence of vitamin B12 long filaments (>50 um) are formed
Motility non motile
Specialized structures no spores
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COLONIAL  
Solid surface  
Liquid  

 

Growth Parameters Acetothermus paucivorans
PHYSIOLOGICAL  
Tropism chemoorganotrophic
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pH  
Temperature Thermophilic optimum 58 oC range 50- 60 oC
Requirements requires yeast extract for growth especially Vitamin B12
Products Glucose and fructose are fermented to acetate, CO2 and H2. No other sugars are used
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Unique features  
ENVIRONMENTAL  
Habitat sewage digested at 60 oC
Lifestyle  
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Distribution  

 

Genome Acetothermus paucivorans
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Reference Acetothermus paucivorans
First Citation Dietrich et al 1988 Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 10:174-179
Dietrich et al 1988 IJSB 38:328
The Prokaryotes p
Bergey's Determinative p 292
References