Cross Index Propionispira arboris
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 arboris, 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 Propionispira arboris
CELLULAR  
Staining Gram negative
Morphology curved to helical rods (1.0 X7.0 um) may produce long spiral filaments
Motility motile by peritrichous flagella
Specialized structures no spores
Division  
COLONIAL  
Solid surface  
Liquid  

 

Growth Parameters Propionispira arboris
PHYSIOLOGICAL  
Tropism chemoorganotrophs
Oxygen anaerobe
pH  
Temperature optimum temperature 30-33 oC
Requirements  
Products ferments a wide range of carbohydrates,producing mainly propionate, acetate and CO2. Can grow with N2 as the sole nitrogen source. Reduce acetylene to ethylene
Enzymes  
Unique features cytochrome c is present
ENVIRONMENTAL  
Habitat isolated from alkaline wetwoods of poplar trees
Lifestyle  
Pathogenicity  
Distribution  

 

Genome Propionispira arboris
G+C Mol %  
   

 

Reference Propionispira arboris
First Citation Schink et al 1982 J. Gen Microbiol 128: 2271-2279
Schink et al 1983 IJSB 33: 673
The Prokaryotes p
Bergey's Determinative p 300
References