''Anaerobacter'' is a genus of Gram-positive

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related to '' Clostridium''. They are

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chemotroph A Chemotroph is an organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environments. These molecules can be organic (chemoorganotrophs) or inorganic ( chemolithotrophs). The chemotroph designation is in contrast to phototr ...

s and are unusual spore-formers as they produce more than one spore per bacterial cell (up to five). They fix

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. Their G+C content is 29%. Only one species of this genus (''Anaerobacter polyendosporus'') has been described.

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Clostridiaceae Monotypic bacteria genera Bacteria genera {{Clostridia-stub