Lacrimispora aerotolerans

Lacrimispora aerotolerans is an anaerobic, motile, gram-positive bacterium.

Lacrimispora aerotolerans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Eubacteriales
Family: Lachnospiraceae
Genus: Lacrimispora
Species:
L. aerotolerans
Binomial name
Lacrimispora aerotolerans
(van Gylswyk and van der Toorn 1987) Haas and Blanchard 2020[1]
Synonyms
  • Clostridium aerotolerans van Gylswyk and van der Toorn 1987; emend. Chamkha et al. 2001

Lacrimispora aerotolerans is xylanolytic, which means that these bacteria can digest the polysaccharides collectively known as xylan. Among this species' products are formic acid, acetic acid, lactic acids, ethanol, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen.

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