Gracilibacter

Abstract

Gra.ci.li.bac'ter. L. adj. gracilis slender; N.L. masc. n. bacter equivalent of Gr. neut. n. baktron rod or staff; N.L. masc. n. Gracilibacter slender rod, referring to its cell shape. Firmicutes / “Clostridia” / Clostridiales / “Gracilibacteraceae” / Gracilibacter Gram‐positive cell‐wall structure, but stains Gram‐negative. Slightly polymorphic rods. Obligately anaerobic, chemoorganotrophic, and thermotolerant . No spores have been observed under various conditions tested. Not resistant to heating at 80 °C for 10 min. DNA G + C content ( mol %): 43. Type species : Gracilibacter thermotolerans Lee, Romanek, Mills, Davis, Whitman and Wiegel 2006, 2092 VP .