Schwartzia succinivorans
| Schwartzia succinivorans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Negativicutes |
| Order: | Selenomonadales |
| Family: | Selenomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Schwartzia van Gylswyk et al. 1997[1] |
| Species: | S. succinivorans |
| Binomial name | |
| Schwartzia succinivorans van Gylswyk et al. 1997 | |
Schwartzia is a monotypic genus of anaerobic, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacteria in the family Selenomonadaceae. Its only recognized species is Schwartzia succinivorans, which occurs in the rumen of cattle and converts succinate to propionate.[1][2]
Characteristics
Cells of S. succinivorans are curved rods that are motile by flagella arising from the concave side of the cell. The characterized strains were asaccharolytic and non-proteolytic and did not ferment amino acids or peptides. Succinate was the only substrate reported to be fermented and was converted quantitatively to propionate.[2]
Taxonomy
Schwartzia succinivorans is the type species of the genus, and its type strain is S1-1T (DSM 10502T).[1] Analysis of its 16S rRNA gene placed it near the genera Selenomonas, Zymophilus, and Pectinatus.[2]
The generic name honours Helen M. Schwartz, a South African rumen physiologist. The specific epithet succinivorans means “succinic-acid-devouring”, referring to the organism's metabolism.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Genus: Schwartzia". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 van Gylswyk, N. O.; Hippe, H.; Rainey, F. A. (January 1997). "Schwartzia succinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., another ruminal bacterium utilizing succinate as the sole energy source". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47 (1): 155–159. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-1-155. PMID 8995818.