''Syntrophus buswellii'' is a bacterium. It is a
motile,
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 wall ...
, anaerobic rod-shaped organism which
catabolises benzoate
Benzoic acid is a white (or colorless) solid organic compound with the formula , whose structure consists of a benzene ring () with a carboxyl () substituent. It is the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid. The name is derived from gum benzoin, wh ...
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External links
LPSN*
Type strain of ''Syntrophus buswellii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Thermodesulfobacteriota
Bacteria described in 1984
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