Abstract
The family Caldicoprobacteraceae belongs to the order Clostridiales, phylum Firmicutes. It embraces the genus Caldicoprobacter which contains three recognized species: C. oshimai, C. algeriensis, and C. guelmensis, together with Acetomicrobium faecale which should be reclassified within the genus Caldicoprobacter as C. faecale, comb. nov. Members of the family are defined by a wide range of morphological and chemotaxonomic properties including the cellular fatty acids content. They are all strictly anaerobic thermophilic heterotrophic rod-shaped bacteria using sugars, but not proteinaceous compounds. Members of the family are found in herbivore feces and terrestrial hot springs.
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Bouanane-Darenfed, A., Fardeau, ML., Ollivier, B. (2014). The Family Caldicoprobacteraceae . In: Rosenberg, E., DeLong, E.F., Lory, S., Stackebrandt, E., Thompson, F. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30120-9_395
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