''Faecalibaculum'' is a
Gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
The Gram stain is ...
, strictly
anaerobic
Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen." Anaerobic may also refer to:
*Adhesive#Anaerobic, Anaerobic ad ...
, non-
spore
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-forming and non-motile genus from the family of
Erysipelotrichidae
This article lists the orders of the Bacteria. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
and the phylogeny is based on 16S ...
with one known species (''
Faecalibaculum rodentium
''Faecalibaculum'' is a Gram-positive, strictly Anaerobic organism, anaerobic, non-spore-forming and non-motile genus from the family of Erysipelotrichidae with one known species (''Faecalibaculum rodentium''). ''Faecalibaculum rodentium'' has be ...
'').
''Faecalibaculum rodentium'' has been isolated from the faeces of a laboratory mouse
The laboratory mouse or lab mouse is a small mammal of the order Rodentia which is bred and used for scientific research or feeders for certain pets. Laboratory animal sources for these mice are usually of the species ''Mus musculus''. They ...
from Korea
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.
See also
* List of bacteria genera
This article lists the genera of the bacteria
Bacteria (; : bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of Prokaryote, ...
* List of bacterial orders
This article lists the orders of the Bacteria. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
and the phylogeny is based on 16 ...
References
Erysipelotrichia
Bacteria genera
Taxa described in 2016
Monotypic bacteria genera
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