Clostridium ljungdahlii sp. nov., an acetogenic species in clostridial rRNA homology group I

Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1993 Apr;43(2):232-6. doi: 10.1099/00207713-43-2-232.

Abstract

Clostridium ljungdahlii sp. nov. strain ATCC 49587T (T = type strain) was isolated from chicken yard waste for its ability to produce ethanol from synthesis gas. This gram-positive, motile, sporeforming rod's metabolism was primarily acetogenic. C. ljungdahlii grew with carbon monoxide, hydrogen and carbon dioxide, ethanol, pyruvate, arabinose, xylose, fructose, or glucose. Methanol, ferulic acid, lactate, galactose, and mannose did not support growth. The G+C content was 22 to 23 mol%. C. ljungdahlii is the first acetogen in clostridial 23S rRNA homology group I.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Chickens
  • Clostridium / classification*
  • Clostridium / ultrastructure
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Fermentation / physiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Bacterial / classification
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • RNA, Ribosomal / classification
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / classification
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / classification
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, RNA
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

Substances

  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/M23927
  • GENBANK/M23930
  • GENBANK/M59097
  • GENBANK/M59107
  • GENBANK/M59113