| Butyrivibrio hungatei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Clostridiales |
| Family: | Lachnospiraceae |
| Genus: | Butyrivibrio |
| Species: | B. altitudinis |
| Binomial name | |
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Butyrivibrio hungatei Kopecný et al. 2003 | |
Butyrivibrio hungatei is a species of Gram-negative, anaerobic, non-spore-forming, butyrate-producing bacteria. It is curved rod-shaped and motile by means of single polar or subpolar flagellum and is common in the rumen. Its type strain is JK 615T (=DSM 14810T =ATCC BAA-456T).