Domain Bacteria Family Veillonellaceae Genus Sporomusa Order Selenomonadales | Class Negativicutes Phylum Firmicutes Rank Species | |
Similar Sporomusa, Sporomusa ovata, Acetobacterium, Acetogen, Moorella thermoacetica | ||
Sporomusa termitida is a species of bacteria. It is an acetogen first isolated from termites (Nasutitermes nigriceps). Its cells are strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative, endospore-forming, straight to slightly curved rods (0.5–0.8×2–8 μm) that are motile by means of lateral flagella.
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