Pelobacter acetylenicus

Pelobacter acetylenicus
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P. acetylenicus
Binomial name
Pelobacter acetylenicus
Schink 1986[1]

Pelobacter acetylenicus is a strictly anaerobic Gram-negative rod-shaped non-sporeforming bacterium of the genus Pelobacter. It was isolated from marine and freshwater sediments and can use acetylene (ethyne) as sole source of carbon and energy.[2]

  1. ^ Parte, A.C. "Pelobacter". LPSN.
  2. ^ Schink, Bernhard (1985-08-01). "Fermentation of acetylene by an obligate anaerobe, Pelobacter acetylenicus sp. nov". Archives of Microbiology. 142 (3): 295–301. doi:10.1007/bf00693407. ISSN 0302-8933. S2CID 9331029.