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PelobacterRANK: GenusTAXONOMY: Bacteria -> Proteobacteria -> delta/epsilon subdivisions -> Deltaproteobacteria -> Desulfuromonadales -> Pelobacteraceae -> Pelobacter OVERVIEW: Rod-shaped cells, 0.5–1.0 × 1.5–6.0 µm, with rounded ends, single, in pairs, or in chains. Motile forms may occur in some species; other species are nonmotile. Gram negative. Endospores not formed. Anaerobic. Have a chemoorganotrophic, fermentative type of metabolism, using few simple organic compounds as substrates. Carbohydrates not utilized. Media containing a reductant, e.g., sulfide, are necessary for growth. Catalase negative. Isolated from sediments of limnic or marine origin.The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 50–58.Type species: Pelobacter acidigallici |