Sporomusa termitida is a species of bacteria. It is an acetogen first isolated from termites (Nasutitermes nigriceps).[1] Its cells are strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative, endospore-forming, straight to slightly curved rods (0.5–0.8×2–8 μm) that are motile by means of lateral flagella.
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| Species: | S. profundus
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| Sporomusa termitida Breznak et al. 1990
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References
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edit- Breznak, John A.; Blum, Jodi Switzer (1991). "Mixotrophy in the termite gut acetogen, Sporomusa termitida". Archives of Microbiology. 156 (2): 105–110. Bibcode:1991ArMic.156..105B. doi:10.1007/BF00290981. ISSN 0302-8933. S2CID 23471042.
External links
edit- LPSN
- "Sporomusa termitida" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Type strain of Sporomusa termitida at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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