Query: NC_015388:3125566 Desulfobacca acetoxidans DSM 11109 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Desulfobacca acetoxidans; Desulfobacca; Syntrophaceae; Syntrophobacterales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Country: Netherlands; Environment: Fresh water, Fresh water; Isolation: Anaerobic granular sludge of a pilot-scale; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 37C. This organism is able to grow with acetate as the sole carbon source using sulfate or other inorganic sulfur compounds as electron acceptors.
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General Information: This symbiotic and thermophilic bacterium was discovered by screening for thermostable tryptanophases in Japanese compost. Cultured growth of this organism requires the presence of another bacterial species, such as a Bacillus or Escherichia coli, which provides diffusable metabolites required for its growth. Pure cultures can be obtained by growing Symbiobacterium thermophilum in a bioreactor, separated from its symbiotic counterpart by a dialysis membrane. Because of its symbiotic nature, it cannot be cultured with conventional methods. Despite a negative reaction for gram stain, this species is placed with the gram-positive bacteria based on 16s phylogenetic analysis.