Biology:Actinobacillus succinogenes

Short description: Species of bacterium

Actinobacillus succinogenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Pasteurellales
Family:	Pasteurellaceae
Genus:	Actinobacillus
Species:	A. succinogenes
Binomial name
Actinobacillus succinogenes Guettler et al. 1999

Actinobacillus succinogenes is a bacterium. It is a succinic acid-producing strain first isolated from the bovine rumen. It is a facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic, Gram-negative rod. Its type strain is ATCC 55618^T.

Further reading

• McKinlay, J. B.; Zeikus, J. G.; Vieille, C. (2005). "Insights into Actinobacillus succinogenes Fermentative Metabolism in a Chemically Defined Growth Medium". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71 (11): 6651–6656. doi:10.1128/AEM.71.11.6651-6656.2005. ISSN 0099-2240. PMID 16269693. 
• van Heerden, C.D.; Nicol, W. (2013). "Continuous succinic acid fermentation by Actinobacillus succinogenes". Biochemical Engineering Journal 73: 5–11. doi:10.1016/j.bej.2013.01.015. ISSN 1369-703X. 
• Zheng, Pu, et al. "Enhanced succinic acid production by Actinobacillus succinogenes after genome shuffling." Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology (2013): 1-10.

External links

• Type strain of Actinobacillus succinogenes at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Wikidata ☰ Q16960236 entry