Anaerobacter

Anaerobacter
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Anaerobacter

Duda et al. 1996
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Anaerobacter polyendosporus

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). They fix nitrogen. Their G+C content is 29%. Only one species of this genus (Anaerobacter polyendosporus) has been described.

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