Clostridium cellulovorans 743B

Clostridium_cellulovorans
Names Clostridium cellulovorans 743B
Accession numbers NC_014393
Background There is increasing interest in using cellulose to produce bioethanol. Clostridium cellulovorans is a cellulolytic bacteria; this strain was isolated from a batch methanogenic fermentation of finely divided hybrid poplar wood (zones of cellulolysis surrounding colonies in cellulose agar roll tubes occurred within 24 to 48 hours). It is an obligate anaerobe, able to ferment cellulose, pectin, xylan, cellobiose, glucose, fructose, maltose, galactose, sucrose, lactose, and mannose. It is nonmotile, although peritrichous flagella were observed under electron microscopy. Colonies are irregular with an opaque edge and a center devoid of both vegetative cells and spores; the spores are oblong to oval located either centrally or subterminally within the mature sporangium. This is part of the Clostridium Sequencing Consortium (CSC) project, which proposes the complete genomic sequencing of 20 strains of bacteria from class Clostridia (adapted from PMID 16346602). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Clostridia
Order:Clostridiales
Family:Clostridiaceae
Genus:Clostridium
Species:cellulovorans
Strain 743B
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (04-AUG-2010) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B310, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(11-AUG-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Illumina, 454
Isolation site cellulose digester
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Soil
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Pairs, Singles
Sporulation Sporulating
Metabolism Cellulose degrader
Energy source Chemoorganotroph
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No