title: Phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic characterization of Acidaminococcus fermentans.
abstract: The phylogenetic position of Acidaminococcus fermentans was determined by comparative sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA. This Gram-negative bacterium is a member of the Sporomusa cluster that is defined by other Gram-negative bacteria, i.e. Sporomusa, Megasphaera, Selenomonas, Butyrivibrio, Pectinatus, and Zymophilus. The branching point of this group within the radiation of Gram-positive bacteria of the Clostridium/Bacillus subphylum and adjacent to Peptococcus niger could be confirmed. Chemotaxonomic data were provided for a more detailed characterization of A. fermentans.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Allgemeine Mikrobiologie, Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, FRG.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Both
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Buckel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kroppenstedt
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stackebrandt
mesh_terms: D000599:Amino Acids, Diamino / Q000032:analysis; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D045854:Veillonellaceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000599:Amino Acids, Diamino; D002241:Carbohydrates; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S