Kingdom Bacteria Class Clostridia Genus Clostridium Rank Species | Division Firmicutes Family Clostridiaceae Scientific name Clostridium aerotolerans | |
People also search for Clostridium xylanolyticum | ||
Clostridium aerotolerans is an anaerobic, motile, gram-positive bacterium.
Cl. aerotolerans is xylanolytic, which means that these bacteria can digest the polysaccharides collectively known as xylan. Among this species' products are formic acid, acetic acid, lactic acids, ethanol, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen.
References
Clostridium aerotolerans Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA