Anaerobacter

Clostridium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Firmicutes
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Clostridiales
Family:	Clostridiaceae
Genus:	Anaerobacter

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.{{cite journal}}: 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. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help); |edition= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Madigan M; Martinko J (editors). (2005). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed. ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-144329-1. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help); |edition= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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