Floccifex porci
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| Floccifex porci Wylensek et al. 2021
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| LKV-178-WT-2G (=DSM 104670 =JCM 34421) | |
Floccifex porci is a species of Gram-positive and strictly anaerobic bacteria in the family Erysipelotrichaceae. It is the sole validly published species in the genus Floccifex and was first isolated from the feces of a healthy domestic pig in Germany.[1]
Morphology and physiology
F. porci is a non-motile, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped prokaryote. It grows exclusively under anaerobic conditions and forms flocculent (tuft-like) aggregates in liquid culture, an attribute reflected in the genus name (floccus = tuft, fex = maker).[1]
References
- ^ a b Wylensek, D.; Hitch, T.C.A.; Riedel, T.; Afrizal, A.; Kumar, N.; Wortmann, E.; Liu, T.; Devendran, S.; Lesker, T.R.; Clavel, T. (2020-12-15). "A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity". Nature Communications. 11: 6389. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19929-w. PMC 7738495. PMID 33319778.