Thermoanaerobacterales Family IV


Thermoanaerobacterales Family IV is a family of rod-shaped, motile bacteria in the order Thermoanaerobacterales of the phylum Firmicutes.[1]

Thermoanaerobacterales Family IV. Incertae Sedis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Division:
Firmicutes
Class:
Clostridia
Order:
Thermoanaerobacterales
Family:
Thermoanaerobacterales Family IV. Incertae Sedis [1]
Genera
  • Mahella Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004

These microorganisms are spore-forming, anaerobic and moderately thermophilic (growing at optimal temperatures about 50°C) and stain Gram-positive.

Because of uncertainty in the taxonomic assignment of its members, this family is referred to as "Incertae sedis".[1]


References
  1. "Thermoanaerobacterales Family IV. Incertae Sedis". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
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