Anaerobacter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Clostridia |
Order: | Eubacteriales |
Family: | Clostridiaceae |
Genus: | Anaerobacter |
Species: | A. polyendosporus
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Binomial name | |
Anaerobacter polyendosporus Duda et al. 1996[1]
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Anaerobacter is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria related to Clostridium. They are anaerobic chemotrophs and are unusual spore-formers as they produce more than one spore per bacterial cell (up to five).[2] They fix nitrogen. Their G+C content is 29%.[3] Only one species of this genus (Anaerobacter polyendosporus) has been described.[1]