''Aminiphilus'' is a

Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wa ...

, non-

spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, ...

-forming and motile genus of bacteria from the family of

Synergistaceae The Synergistota is a phylum of anaerobic bacteria that show Gram-negative staining and have rod/vibrioid cell shape. Although Synergistota have a diderm cell envelope,Gupta, R. S. (2011) Origin of Diderm (Gram-negative) Bacteria: Antibiotic Se ...

with one known species (''

Aminiphilus circumscriptus ''Aminiphilus'' is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Synergistaceae with one known species ('' Aminiphilus circumscriptus''). ''Aminiphilus circumscriptus'' has been isolated from anaerobic sludge ...

''). ''Aminiphilus circumscriptus'' has been isolated from

anaerobic sludge Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen." Anaerobic may also refer to: * Anaerobic adhesive, a bonding a ...

from Colombia.

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Synergistota Bacteria genera Monotypic bacteria genera {{Bacteria-stub