Thermoanaerobacter kivui

Thermoanaerobacter kivui (formerly Acetogenium kivui) is an thermophilic, anaerobic, non-sporeforming species of bacteria.

T. kivui was originally isolated from Lake Kivu in Africa. The growth range for the organism is 50 to 72 °C at pH 5.3-7.3, with optimal growth conditions at 66 °C and pH 6.4. Although the organism stains Gram-negative, it shows a Gram-positive cell structure. The original genus Acetogenium was named because organism principally produces acetic acid from substrates. T. kivui was originally named Acetogenium kivui, which was the only species within the new genus. However, further 16S ribosomal RNA studies put the bacteria into genus Thermoanaerobacter and the genus was no longer necessary.