Allobaculum
RANK: Genus
TAXONOMY: Bacteria -> Terrabacteria group -> Firmicutes -> Erysipelotrichia -> Erysipelotrichales -> Erysipelotrichaceae -> Allobaculum
OVERVIEW:
Nonsporeforming rods in pairs or chains. Gram-stain-positive. Nonmotile. Strictly anaerobic and catalase-negative. Produce lactic and butyric acids and small amounts of ethanol from glucose. Hydrolyze esculin but not gelatin, starch, or urea. Lecithinase- and lipase-negative. Cannot produce indole or reduce nitrate to nitrate. Have a type A wall containing meso-diaminopimelic acid.
DNA G+C content (mol%): 37.9.
Type species: Allobaculum stercoricanis
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