Clostridium beijerinckii 34 is an anaerobe, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from soil.
anaerobe mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacillati |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Clostridia |
| Order Eubacteriales |
| Family Clostridiaceae |
| Genus Clostridium |
| Species Clostridium beijerinckii |
| Full scientific name Clostridium beijerinckii Donker 1926 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2044 | CLOSTRIDIUM SP. MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 54b) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: CLOSTRIDIUM SP. MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 54b) Composition: CaCO3 20.0 g/l Glucose 20.0 g/l Agar 17.0 g/l (optional) Yeast extract 10.0 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 2044 | PY + X MEDIUM (N2/CO2) (DSMZ Medium 104c) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: PY + X MEDIUM (N2/CO2) (DSMZ Medium 104c) Composition: Yeast extract 10.0 g/l D-Glucose 5.0 g/l Trypticase peptone 5.0 g/l Meat peptone 5.0 g/l Na2CO3 1.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g/l NaHCO3 0.4 g/l NaCl 0.08 g/l KH2PO4 0.04 g/l K2HPO4 0.04 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.02 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.01 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.0005 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 2044 | CMC MEDIUM (N2/CO2) (DSMZ Medium 110a) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: CMC MEDIUM (N2/CO2) (DSMZ Medium 110a) Composition: Ground beef 500.0 g/l Casitone 30.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l K2HPO4 5.0 g/l D-Glucose 4.0 g/l Na2CO3 1.5 g/l Cellobiose 1.0 g/l Maltose 1.0 g/l Starch 1.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.0005 g/l NaOH Distilled water |
Global distribution of 16S sequence AB640693 (>99% sequence identity) for Clostridium from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
1977 |
 Soil Samples |
1985 |
 Animal Samples |
5931 |
 Plant Samples |
442 |
| Total Samples | 10335 |
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67770 | ASM200620v1 assembly for Clostridium beijerinckii DSM 53 | contig | GCA_002006205   | 1520 |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67770 | Clostridium beijerinckii gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 6287 | AB640693 | 1473 | | 1520 |
| 2044 | GC-content (mol%)28.0 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genome sequence of the H2-producing Clostridium beijerinckii strain Br21 isolated from a sugarcane vinasse treatment plant. | Fonseca BC, Riano-Pachon DM, Guazzaroni ME, Reginatto V. | Genet Mol Biol | 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2017-0315 | 2019 |  | |
| Phylogeny | Microbial solvent formation revisited by comparative genome analysis. | Poehlein A, Solano JDM, Flitsch SK, Krabben P, Winzer K, Reid SJ, Jones DT, Green E, Minton NP, Daniel R, Durre P. | Biotechnol Biofuels | 10.1186/s13068-017-0742-z | 2017 | |
| Dynamics of rumen microbiome in sika deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae) from unique subtropical ecosystem in Yakushima Island, Japan. | Eto M, Yahara T, Kuroiwa A, Shioya K, Flores GE, Hamamura N. | Sci Rep | 10.1038/s41598-022-26050-z | 2022 | | |
| Acetone, Isopropanol, and Butanol Production by Clostridium beijerinckii (syn. Clostridium butylicum) and Clostridium aurantibutyricum. | George HA, Johnson JL, Moore WE, Holdeman LV, Chen JS. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.45.3.1160-1163.1983 | 1983 | | |
| Cellulolytic Activity of Clostridium acetobutylicum. | Lee SF, Forsberg CW, Gibbins LN. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.50.2.220-228.1985 | 1985 | | |
| Xylanolytic Activity of Clostridium acetobutylicum. | Lee SF, Forsberg CW, Gibbins LN. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.50.4.1068-1076.1985 | 1985 | |
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