Clostridium beijerinckii
Clostridium beijerinckii is a gram positive, rod shaped, motile bacterium of the genus Clostridium. It has been isolated from feces and soil. Produces oval to subterminal spores.[1] it is named after Martinus Beijerinck who is a Dutch bacteriologist.[2]
| Clostridium beijerinckii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Lachnospiraceae |
| Genus: | Lachnoclostridium |
| Species: | C. beijerinckii |
| Binomial name | |
| Clostridium beijerinckii Donker 1926 (Approved Lists 1980) | |
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Industrially interesting for its ability to produce butanol, acetone and/or isopropanol at strictly anaerobic conditions at 37 °C using a wide range of substrates including (but not limited to) pentoses, hexoses and starch. Its ability to grow in simple, inexpensive media, stability in regard to strain degeneration, good adaptability to continuous processes and sustained production of solvents well into the log phase are other advantages of this bacterium.
Recent developments have shown it is a possible candidate for efficient hydrogen production.[3]
References
- Clostridium beijerinckii information Archived 2007-11-22 at the Wayback Machine from JGI
- lpsn.dsmz.de, list of prokaryotic names with standing nomenclature Archived 2020-03-23 at the Wayback Machine.
- An, Dan; Li, Qing; Wang, Xueqing; Yang, Honghui; Guo, Liejin (2014). "Characterization on hydrogen production performance of a newly isolated Clostridium beijerinckii YA001 using xylose". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 39 (35): 19928–19936. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.10.014.
External links
- "Clostridium beijerinckii e. McCoy A-67, L.S. McClung 1671 | Type strain | DSM 791, ATCC 25752, NCIMB 9362, CCUG 56442, CIP 104308, NCTC 13035, LMG 5716, JCM 1390, VPI 5481, ATCC 17778, BCRC 14488, NBRC 109359 | BacDiveID:2548". Type strain of Clostridium beijerinckii at BacDive – the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase