''Wukongibacter'' is a

Gram-positive In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall. Gram-positive bac ...

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,

rod-shaped A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name '' Bacil ...

anaerobic 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: *Adhesive#Anaerobic, Anaerobic ad ...

and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of

Peptostreptococcaceae The Peptostreptococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria in the class Clostridia. Several members of the Peptostreptococcaceae are well known inhabitants of the digestive tract. Microbiome studies of animal feces have corroborated t ...

with one known species (''

Wukongibacter baidiensis ''Wukongibacter'' is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, rod-shaped, anaerobic and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of Peptostreptococcaceae The Peptostreptococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria in the class Clostridia. ...

'').

References

Peptostreptococcaceae Bacteria genera Monotypic bacteria genera Taxa described in 2016 Bacteria described in 2016 {{Clostridia-stub