Clostridium aminophilum explained

Clostridium aminophilum is a species of gram-positive ammonia-producing ruminal bacteria, with type strain FT.^[1]

Clostridium aminphilum is involved in inefficient nitrogen use by animals such as cows.Due to an inability to hydrolyze intact protein or ferment carbohydrates, Clostridium aminophilum seems to occupy the niche in the rumen of peptide and amino acid fermentation.^[2]

Further reading

• Houlihan AJ, Russell JB. The susceptibility of ionophore-resistant Clostridium aminophilum F to other antibiotics. . J Antimicrob Chemother . 2003 . 52 . 4 . 623–8 . 12951349 . 10.1093/jac/dkg398 .
• Rychlik JL, Russell JB. The adaptation and resistance of Clostridium aminophilum F to the butyrivibriocin-like substance of Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens JL5 and monensin. . FEMS Microbiol Lett . 2002 . 209 . 1 . 93–8 . 12007660 . 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2002.tb11115.x.
• Krause, Denis O., and James B. Russell. "An rRNA approach for assessing the role of obligate amino acid-fermenting bacteria in ruminal amino acid deamination." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 62.3 (1996): 815–821.

External links

• LPSN
  • Type strain of Clostridium aminophilum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Paster. B. J.. Russell. J. B.. Yang. C. M. J.. Chow. J. M.. Woese. C. R.. Tanner. R.. Phylogeny of the Ammonia-Producing Ruminal Bacteria Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, Clostridium sticklandii, and Clostridium aminophilum sp. nov.. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 43. 1. 1993. 107–110. 0020-7713. 10.1099/00207713-43-1-107. 8427801. free.
2. Attwood GTKlieve AV, Ouwerkerk D, Patel BKC. 1998. Ammonia-Hyperproducing Bacteria from New Zealand Ruminants. Appl Environ Microbiol 64:.https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.64.5.1796-1804.1998