MESSAI.iO

Acetogen · Homoacetogen

Acetobacterium woodii

Bacillota · Clostridia · Eubacteriaceae

Type strainBSL-1Partial record
  • Acetogen
  • Negative control MES
  • Sodium atpase
  • Tier 2
  • Important negative example
None
Electron transfer
not electroactive
30°C
Optimal temperature
grows 20–35 °C
7
Optimal pH
grows pH 6–7.8

01 · Identity

Identity

Where this organism sits in the tree of life, how to obtain it, and what a cell looks like.

Lineage

  1. domainBacteria
  2. ›phylumBacillota
  3. ›classClostridia
  4. ›orderEubacteriales
  5. ›familyEubacteriaceae
  6. ›genusAcetobacterium
  7. ›speciesAcetobacterium woodii

Culture collections & accessions

DSMZ
DSM 1030
NCBI taxon
33952
Status
Type strain

Cell morphology

Rod, Gram-positive (monoderm)

  • Motile: no
  • Spore-forming: no

02 · Growth envelope

Growth envelope

The conditions this organism tolerates and what it eats and breathes — the operating window for a reactor.

MesophileObligate anaerobeMixotroph
Temperature30 (20–35) °C
0100 °C
pH7 (6–7.8)
014

Energy metabolism

Electron donors

  • H2
  • Fructose
  • Lactate

Electron acceptors

  • CO2

Carbon sources

  • CO2
  • H2
  • Fructose
  • Lactate
  • Ethanol
  • Methanol
  • Fermentative: yes

Metabolism — detail

ATP synthase type
Sodium dependent
Carbon fixation pathway
Wood ljungdahl
Energy conservation mechanism
Rnf complex

03 · Performance

Performance

Reported electrochemical output, the role it plays in a reactor, and what it produces.

Substrate → product (2)

  • H2 + CO2yields
    • Acetate

    anaerobic, autotrophic

  • H2 + CO2yields
    • Acetate

    anaerobic, autotrophic

04 · Ecology & biofilm

Ecology & biofilm

How it lives on an electrode, who it partners with, and where it is found in nature.

Ecosystems

  • Marine
  • Freshwater
  • Anaerobic digester

Isolation sources

  • marine sediment, freshwater sediment

05 · Applications, engineering & safety

Applications, engineering & safety

Where it has been put to work, how tractable it is to engineer, and what handling it requires.

Applications (1)

  • Biofuels
    TRL 4/9

Engineering

Engineered strains publishedIndustrial relevance 3/5

Reactor compatibility

  • MES cathode

Genetics

  • Genetically tractable: yes

Biosafety

BSL-1
  • Pathogen: no

Modeling assets

Linked GEM: iAW773

06 · Sources & data quality

Sources & data quality

Every value above traces to a citation. This is how complete and how confident the record is.

Record quality

PartialHigh confidenceCurated: manual

Literature reviewed 2026-04-26 · schema v1.2.0 · updated 2026-04-28 · imported 2026-04-28

Open data gaps (1)

  • Detailed kinetics under MES conditions

References (2)

  1. Nevin KP, et al. (2011). Electrosynthesis of organic compounds from CO2. AEM 77:2882-2886. — A. woodii notably FAILED to perform MES.doi:10.1128/AEM.02642-10
  2. Nevin KP, et al. (2011). Electrosynthesis of organic compounds from CO2. AEM 77:2882-2886. — A. woodii notably FAILED to perform MES.doi:10.1128/AEM.02642-10

Version history

  1. 2026-04-27 · v1.2.0 · messai_curation
    • Added energy_conservation_mechanism: rnf_complex (consistent with Na+-translocating ATPase that prevents MES viability).