''Thermoanaerobacter kivui'' (formerly ''Acetogenium kivui'') is a thermophile, thermophilic, Anaerobic organism, anaerobic, nonEndospore, spore-forming species of bacteria.
''T. kivui'' was originally isolated from Lake Kivu in Africa. The growth range for the organism is 50 to 72°C at pH 5.3-7.3, with optimal growth conditions at 66°C and pH 6.4. Although the organism Gram staining, stains Gram-negative, it shows a Gram-positive cell structure. The original genus ''Acetogenium'' was named because this organism principally produces acetic acid from substrates. ''T. kivui'' was originally named ''Acetogenium kivui'', which was the only species within a new genus. However, further 16S ribosomal RNA studies put this bacterium into genus ''Thermoanaerobacter'' and the previous genus was no longer necessary.
[M.D. Collins, P.A. Lawson, A. Willems, J.J. Cordoba, J. Fernadez-Garayzabal, P. Garcia, J. Cai, H. Hippie, J.A.E. Farrow. The Phylogeny of the Genus Clostridium: Proposal of Five New Genera and Eleven New Species Combinations. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. October 1994 vol. 44 no. 4 812-826 doi: 10.1099/00207713-44-4-812.]
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External links
Type strain of ''Thermoanaerobacter kivui'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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Thermoanaerobacterales
Thermophiles
Anaerobes
Bacteria described in 1983