| Holophaga foetida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Acidobacteria |
| Class: | Holophagae |
| Order: | Holophagales |
| Family: | Holophagaceae |
| Genus: | Holophaga |
| Species: | H. foetida |
| Binomial name | |
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Holophaga foetida Liesack et al. 1995 |
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Holophaga foetida is a bacterium, the type species of its genus. It is a homoacetogenic bacterium degrading methoxylated aromatic compounds. It is gram-negative, obligately anaerobic and rod-shaped, with type strain TMBS4 (DSM 6591). Its genome has been sequenced.