''Holophaga foetida'' is a bacterium, the type species of its genus. It is a homoacetogenic bacterium degrading
methoxylated
In organic chemistry, a methoxy group is the functional group consisting of a methyl group bound to oxygen. This alkoxy group has the formula .
On a benzene ring, the Hammett equation classifies a methoxy substituent at the ''para'' position as ...
aromatic
In chemistry, aromaticity is a chemical property of cyclic ( ring-shaped), ''typically'' planar (flat) molecular structures with pi bonds in resonance (those containing delocalized electrons) that gives increased stability compared to satur ...
compounds. It is
gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...
, obligately anaerobic and rod-shaped, with type strain TMBS4 (DSM 6591).
Its genome has been sequenced. It is known for its ability to anaerobically degrade aromatic compounds and the production of volatile sulfur compounds through a unique pathway.
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External links
LPSN*
Type strain of ''Holophaga foetida'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Acidobacteriota
Bacteria described in 1995
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