Holophaga foetida

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).^[1] Its genome has been sequenced. It is known for its ability to anaerobically degrade aromatic compounds and the production of volatile sulfur compounds through a unique pathway.^[2][3]

Holophaga foetida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Acidobacteriota
Class:	Holophagae
Order:	Holophagales
Family:	Holophagaceae
Genus:	Holophaga Liesack et al. 1995[1]
Species:	H. foetida
Binomial name
Holophaga foetida Liesack et al. 1995[1]