Clostridium ljungdahlii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Division: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Clostridia |
Family: | Clostridiaceae |
Genus: | Clostridium |
Species: | Cl. ljungdahlii |
Binomial name | |
Clostridium ljungdahlii Tanner et al. 1993 |
Clostridium ljungdahlii is an anaerobic, rod-shaped, motile, endospore-forming, gram-positive bacterium.
This species can ferment certain components of syngas into ethanol. It also possesses properties of electrosynthesis, producing acetate on cathodes.