| Genus | Acetonema |
|---|---|
| Parent authority | Kane and Breznak 1992[1][2] |
| Species | longum |
| Authority | Kane and Breznak 1992 |
Acetonema is a genus of bacteria in the family Sporomusaceae. It is H2-oxidizing CO2-reducing acetogenic strictly anaerobic endospore-forming Gram-negative motile rod-shaped, isolated from gut contents of the wood-feeding termite Pterotermes occidentis. Cells are catalase positive, oxidase negative, and have 51.5 mol percent G + C in their DNA. Optimum conditions for growth on H2 + CO2 are at 30–33 degrees C and pH (initial) 7.8. Acetonema longum is the sole species within the genus.[3]
References
- ^ A.C. Parte. "Acetonema". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ^ C.L. Schoch. "Acetonema". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ^ Kane MD, Breznak JA (1991). "Acetonema longum gen. nov. sp. nov., an H2/CO2 acetogenic bacterium from the termite, Pterotermes occidentis". Arch Microbiol. 156 (2): 91–8. doi:10.1007/bf00290979. PMID 1723588. S2CID 21214522