Holophaga foetida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Acidobacteria |
Class: | Holophagae |
Order: | Holophagales |
Family: | Holophagaceae |
Genus: | Holophaga |
Species: | H. foetida |
Binomial name | |
Holophaga foetida Liesack et al. 1995 |
Holophaga foetida is a bacterium, the type species of its genus. It is a homoacetogenic bacterium degrading methoxylated aromatic compounds. It is gram-negative, obligately anaerobic and rod-shaped, with type strain TMBS4 (DSM 6591). Its genome has been sequenced.