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Name:	Moorella thermoacetica (Fontaine et al. 1942) Collins et al. 1994
DSM No.:	521
Other collection no.	ATCC 35608
Synonyms:	Clostridium thermaceticum Fontaine et al. 1942
Information:	<- J.R. Andreesen <- L.G. Ljungdahl <- H.G. Wood <- H.A. Barker <- F. Fontaine. Horse faeces (258). Type strain. Taxonomy/description (258, 1300, 1943, 5196). Produces acetate kinase (2186), formate dehydrogenase (2187), formyltetrahydrofolate synthase (955). Metabolism of carbohydrates (259). Biotransformation of transformation of tetrachloromethane (4306). Carbon monoxide is used as electron donor (1954). Presence of cytochrome and menaquinone (956). Strain-specific literature (954). (Medium 60, 55°C, anaerobic).
Isolated from:	horse faeces
Medium:	60, 55°C, anaerobic
Literature:	258, 259, 954, 955, 956, 1300, 1943, 1954, 2186, 2187, 4306, 5196
Supplied as:	(vacuum) dried culture (actively growing cultures available on request at an extra charge)
Risk group:	1 (classification according to German TRBA)
Price:	EURO 50 (non-profit making institutions), EURO 65 (other institutions): Normal price.
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