A new gram-positive anaerobic bacterium is described on the basis of 89 strains isolated from the intestinal tracts of red solider bugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus L.). The fermentation products of glucose are acetic acid, lactic acid, ethanol, CO2, and H2. The guanine-plus-cytosine content of the deoxyribonucleic acid is 60 to 61 mol%. The biochemical and physiological features of this organism distinquish it from members of previously described genera. We propose a new genus, Coriobacterium, and a new species, Coriobacterium glomerans. The type strain is C. glomerans PW2 (= DSM 20642).
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