Ilyobacter delafieldii

Ilyobacter delafieldii
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Fusobacteria
Class: Fusobacteria
Order: Fusobacteriales
Family: Fusobacteriaceae
Genus: Ilyobacter
Species: I. delafieldii
Binomial name
Ilyobacter delafieldii
Janssen and Harfoot 1991

Ilyobacter delafieldii is a motile, gram-negative, obligately anaerobic rod-shaped bacteria, with type strain 10cr1 (=DSM 5704). It is notable for metabolising beta-Hydroxybutyric acid.[1]

References

  1. Janssen, Peter H.; Harfoot, C. G. (1990). "Ilyobacter delafieldii sp. nov., a metabolically restricted anaerobic bacterium fermenting PHB". Archives of Microbiology. 154 (3): 253–259. doi:10.1007/BF00248964. ISSN 0302-8933.

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