Isolation and characterization of a strictly anaerobic, cellulolytic spore former: Clostridium chartatabidum sp. nov.
Cellulolytic, strictly anaerobic spore-forming bacteria were isolated from chloroform treated rumen contents. They were different from previously described cellulolytic rumen clostridia in several characteristics. They formed subterminal rod-shaped spores approximately 0.7 micron by 3.5 micron. In broth cultures the growth rate was maximal at 39 degrees C and after log growth extensive autolysis occurred. Fermentation products consisted of acetate, butyrate, hydrogen and ethanol. The GC content was 31%.
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003013:Clostridium / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D012417:Rumen / Q000382:microbiology; D012756:Sheep; D013171:Spores, Bacterial; D013696:Temperature
D002482:Cellulose