Pelobacter venetianus

Pelobacter venetianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Deltaproteobacteria
Order: Desulfuromonadales
Family: Pelobacteraceae
Genus: Pelobacter
Species: P. venetianus
Binomial name
Pelobacter venetianus
Schink & Stieb 1983

Pelobacter venetianus is a species of bacteria that degrades polyethylene glycol.[1] It is strictly anaerobic, gram-negative and non-spore-forming.[2]

References

  1. Straß, Axel; Schink, Bernhard (1986). "Fermentation of polyethylene glycol via acetaldehyde in Pelobacter venetianus". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25 (1). doi:10.1007/BF00252510. ISSN 0175-7598.
  2. Schink B, Stieb M (June 1983). "Fermentative degradation of polyethylene glycol by a strictly anaerobic, gram-negative, nonsporeforming bacterium, Pelobacter venetianus sp. nov". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 45 (6): 1905–13. PMC 242557Freely accessible. PMID 6881964. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

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