Clostridium beijerinckii

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, sporulating, sacchrolytic, mesophilic, and produces acetate, butanol, ethanol, acetoin and acetyl methyl carbonil from fermentation. C. beijerinckii is found in the soil and feces and is an important organism used in commercial solvent production.

**Synonyms:** - CLOSTRIDIUM BEIJERINCKII