Oxobacter

Oxobacter is a genus of Gram-positive obligately anaerobic rod-shaped acetogenic bacteria. The sole species in the genus is Oxobacter pfennigii, formerly known as Clostridium pfennigii.^[2] This endospore-forming microorganism catabolizes pyruvate to acetate and CO₂, while sugars and amino acids are not utilized as energy sources.^[3]

Oxobacter
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Clostridiales
Family:	Oxobacteraceae
Genus:	Oxobacter Collins et al. 1994[1]
Type species
Oxobacter pfennigii (Krumholz & Bryant 1985) Collins et al. 1994
Species
O. pfennigii

See also

• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera