Emendation of the description of Acidaminococcus fermentans, a trans-aconitate- and citrate-oxidizing bacterium

G M Cook; F A Rainey; G Chen; E Stackebrandt; J B Russell

doi:10.1099/00207713-44-3-576

Emendation of the description of Acidaminococcus fermentans, a trans-aconitate- and citrate-oxidizing bacterium

Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1994 Jul;44(3):576-8. doi: 10.1099/00207713-44-3-576.

Authors

G M Cook¹, F A Rainey, G Chen, E Stackebrandt, J B Russell

Affiliation

¹ Section of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853.

PMID: 8068544
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-44-3-576

Abstract

Ruminal fluid which was enriched with trans-aconitate yielded a gram-negative diplococcus (strain AO) which was identified by 16S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis as Acidaminococcus fermentans. In contrast to the original description, the A. fermentans type strain and strain AO were found to utilize citrate as an energy source and to produce hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide. The descriptions of the genus and species are emended accordingly.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Aconitic Acid / metabolism*
Animals
Cattle
Citrates / metabolism*
Citric Acid
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria / classification*
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria / genetics
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria / metabolism*
Molecular Sequence Data
Oxidation-Reduction
Rumen / microbiology
Species Specificity

Substances

Citrates
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
Citric Acid
Aconitic Acid

Associated data

GENBANK/X77951
GENBANK/X78017