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Characteristics of pectolytic clostridia isolated from soil and plants in Scotland
Author(s) -
PERRY D. A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1985.tb01463.x
Subject(s) - clostridia , butyric acid , pectate lyase , biology , clostridiaceae , clostridium , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , botany , biochemistry , enzyme , pectinase , genetics
Fifty‐six isolates of pectolytic clostridia were obtained from soils and plant roots; five were pigmented and resembled Clostridium puniceum while the remaining non‐pigmented forms were variable in the morphological and biochemical characteristics examined. The extent and inconsistency of the variations precluded the use of traditional taxonomic criteria and the bacteria could only be described as belonging to the butyric acid group. Many of the isolates grew satisfactorily on glucose and pectate media at temperatures as low as 10dEC.