Clostridium cellulovorans

Clostridium cellulovorans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Division:	Firmicutes
Class:	Clostridia
Family:	Clostridiaceae
Genus:	Clostridium
Species:	Cl. cellulovorans
Binomial name
Clostridium cellulovorans Sleat et al. 1985

Clostridium cellulovorans is an anaerobic, mesophilic, spore-forming cellulolytic bacterium. Its cells are gram-negative and are non-motile rods which form oblong spores. The type strain is 743B (ATCC 35296). Its role as an object of study is based on the latter notion.

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