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Sporomusa termitida

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Sporomusa termitida
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacillota
Class:
Negativicutes
Order:
Selenomonadales
Family:
Veillonellaceae
Genus:
Sporomusa
Species:
S. profundus
Binomial name
Sporomusa termitida
Breznak et al. 1990

Sporomusa termitida is a species of bacteria. It is an acetogen first isolated from termites (Nasutitermes nigriceps).[1] Its cells are strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative, endospore-forming, straight to slightly curved rods (0.5–0.8×2–8 μm) that are motile by means of lateral flagella.

References

  1. ^ Breznak, John A.; Switzer, Jodi M.; Seitz, H. -J. (1988). "Sporomusa termitida sp. nov., an H2/CO2-utilizing acetogen isolated from termites". Archives of Microbiology. 150 (3): 282–288. doi:10.1007/BF00407793. ISSN 0302-8933. S2CID 31077857.

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