| Clostridium ljungdahlii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Division: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Family: | Clostridiaceae |
| Genus: | Clostridium |
| Species: | Cl. ljungdahlii |
| Binomial name | |
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Clostridium ljungdahlii Tanner et al. 1993 |
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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.