Biology:Syntrophomonadaceae

Short description: Family of bacteria

Syntrophomonadaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Division:	Firmicutes
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Clostridiales
Family:	Syntrophomonadaceae Zhao et al. 1993 emend. Jumas-Bilak et al. 2009
Genera
Candidatus Contubernalis Carboxydocella Dethiobacter Pelospora Syntrophomonas Syntrophothermus Thermohydrogenium Thermosyntropha

The Syntrophomonadaceae are a family of anaerobic bacteria in the order of Clostridiales. As a source of energy, these organisms uses carboxylic acids.

Further reading

• Liu, P.; Qiu, Q.; Lu, Y. (1 April 2011). "Syntrophomonadaceae-Affiliated Species as Active Butyrate-Utilizing Syntrophs in Paddy Field Soil". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 77 (11): 3884–3887. doi:10.1128/AEM.00190-11. PMID 21460111. 
• Paul, De Vos (2009). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. (2nd ed.). Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 0-387-68489-1. 
• Ahring, volume editor: Birgitte K. (2003). Biomethanation. Berlin [etc.]: Springer. ISBN 3-540-45839-5. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3979158 entry