Pelobacter venetianus

Pelobacter venetianus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class:
Desulfuromonadia
Order:
Desulfuromonadales
Family:
"Pelobacteraceae"
Genus:
Pelobacter
Species:
P. venetianus
Binomial name
Pelobacter venetianus
Schink & Stieb 1983

Pelobacter venetianus is a species of bacteria that degrade polyethylene glycol.[1] It is strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative, and nonspore-forming.[2]

  1. ^ Straß, Axel; Schink, Bernhard (1986). "Fermentation of polyethylene glycol via acetaldehyde in Pelobacter venetianus". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25 (1): 37–42. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.1012.7153. doi:10.1007/BF00252510. ISSN 0175-7598. S2CID 16720583.
  2. ^ Schink B, Stieb M (June 1983). "Fermentative degradation of polyethylene glycol by a strictly anaerobic, gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacterium, Pelobacter venetianus sp. nov". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 45 (6): 1905–13. doi:10.1128/AEM.45.6.1905-1913.1983. PMC 242557. PMID 6881964.