Pelobacter acetylenicus
| Pelobacter acetylenicus | |
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| Species: | P. acetylenicus |
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| Pelobacter acetylenicus Schink 1986 | |
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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 its sole source of carbon and energy.