Anaerobacter
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Anaerobacter are 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 spores).[1] They fix nitrogen. G+C content 29.[2]
References
- ^ Siunov A, Nikitin D, Suzina N, Dmitriev V, Kuzmin N, Duda V. "Phylogenetic status of Anaerobacter polyendosporus, an anaerobic, polysporogenic bacterium" (PDF). Int J Syst Bacteriol. 49 Pt 3: 1119–24. PMID 10425769.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Madigan M; Martinko J (editors). (2005). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed. ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-144329-1.
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