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MogibacteriumRANK: GenusTAXONOMY: Terrabacteria group -> Firmicutes -> Clostridia -> Clostridiales -> Clostridiales incertae sedis -> Clostridiales Family XIII. Incertae Sedis -> Mogibacterium OVERVIEW: Gram-positive rods, cells are 0.2–0.8 × 1.0–3.1 µm, occurring as single cells, in short chains or in clumps. No spores are formed. Non-motile. Strictly anaerobic and asaccharolytic. Very poor growth in broth medium. Colonies on brain heart infusion agar (BHI)-blood agar plates are minute (<1 mm in diameter), circular, convex and translucent even after prolonged incubation in an anaerobic glove box (7–10 d). No haemolysis occurs around colonies on BHI-blood agar plates. Catalase-negative. Metabolic end product in peptone/yeast extract/glucose medium is phenylacetate. Members of the genus Mogibacterium can be distinguished from each other by 16S rRNA sequences and DNA–DNA homology values. DNA G+C content (mol%): 41–50. Type species: Mogibacterium pumilum
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