Butyrivibrio hungatei

Butyrivibrio hungatei
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B. altitudinis
Binomial name
Butyrivibrio hungatei
Kopecný et al. 2003

Butyrivibrio hungatei is a species of Gram-negative, anaerobic, non-spore-forming, butyrate-producing  bacteria. It is curved rod-shaped and motile by means of single polar or subpolar flagellum and is common in the rumen. Its type strain is JK 615T (=DSM 14810T =ATCC BAA-456T).