Morphology | Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens |
CELLULAR |
Staining | Gram-negative |
Morphology | Helical rods, having a cell width of 0.6-0.8 um and a cell length of 3.0-8.0 um. The ends of the cells are rounded. |
Motility | Motile by means of bipolar tufts of flagella. |
Specialized structures | Spores are not formed.. |
Division |
COLONIAL |
Solid surface |
Liquid |
Growth Parameters | Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens |
PHYSIOLOGICAL |
Tropism | Chemoorganotrophic, The major products of glucose fermentation are succinic and acetic acids; smaller amounts of lactic and formic acids may be formed. |
Oxygen | Anaerobic having a fermentative type of metabolism. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL |
Habitat | Found in the throats and colons of dogs. |
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Distribution |
Genome | Anaerospirillum succiniciproducens |
G+C Mol % | 44 (Tm) |
Reference | Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens |
First citation | Davis, C.P., D. Clevan, J. Brown and E. Balish. 1976. Anaerobiospirillum, a new genus and spiral- shaped bacteria. IJSB 26: 498-505 |
The Prokaryotes | p |
Bergey's Systematatic | p 645 M. P. Bryant |
Bergey's Determinative | p 293 |
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