Butyrivibrio hungatei

Butyrivibrio hungatei is a species of Gram-negative, anaerobic, non-spore-forming, butyrate-producing  bacteria. It is curved rod-shaped and motile by means of single polar or subpolar flagellum and is common in the rumen. Its type strain is JK 615T (=DSM 14810T =ATCC BAA-456T).[1]

Butyrivibrio hungatei
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B. altitudinis
Binomial name
Butyrivibrio hungatei
Kopecný et al. 2003

References

  1. Kopecny, J. (2003). "Butyrivibrio hungatei sp. nov. and Pseudobutyrivibrio xylanivorans sp. nov., butyrate-producing bacteria from the rumen". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (1): 201–209. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02345-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 12656174.

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