Clostridium ljungdahlii

Clostridium ljungdahlii is an anaerobic, rod-shaped, motile, endospore-forming, gram-positive bacterium.[1] it is named after Lars G. Ljungdahl.[2]

Clostridium ljungdahlii
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Cl. ljungdahlii
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Clostridium ljungdahlii
Tanner et al. 1993

This species can ferment certain components of syngas into ethanol.[3] It also possesses properties of electrosynthesis, producing acetate on cathodes.

Notes

  1. Tanner, R.S., L.M. Miller, and D. Yang (1993) Clostridium ljungdahlii sp. nov., an acetogenic species in clostridial rRNA homology group I. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43:232-6.
  2. lpsn.dsmz.de, list of prokaryotic names with standing nomenclature.
  3. Younesi, H., G. Najafpour, and A.R. Mohamed (2005) Ethanol and acetate production from synthesis gas via fermentation processes using anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium ljungdahlii. Biochem. Eng. J. 27:110-119
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References

  • "Clostridium ljungdahlii (Tanner et al. 1993)". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
  • UniProt. "Clostridium ljungdahlii". Retrieved 2011-02-03.


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