Formate-Dependent Growth and Homoacetogenic Fermentation by a Bacterium from Human Feces: Description of <i>Bryantella formatexigens</i> gen. nov., sp. nov
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyPublished 1 October 2003Open access
Meyer J. Wolin, Terry L. Miller, Matthew Collins, Paul A. Lawson
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16S rRNA gene sequencing identifies formate stimulates growth of a new bacterium from human feces as a distinct line within the Clostridium coccoides supra-generic rRNA grouping.
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Formate stimulates growth of a new bacterium from human feces. With high formate, it ferments glucose to acetate via the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway. The original isolate fermented vegetable cellulose and carboxymethylcellulose, but it lost this ability after storage at -76 degrees C. 16S rRNA gene sequencing identifies it as a distinct line within the Clostridium coccoides supra-generic rRNA grouping. We propose naming it Bryantella formatexigens gen. nov., sp. nov.
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