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Telmatobacter is a genus of bacteria in the family Acidobacteriaceae.
Etymology: Gr. n. telma –atos, swamp, bog; N.L. masc. n. bacter (equivalent of Gr. neut. n. baktron) a short rod; N.L. masc. n. Telmatobacter rod-shaped bog-inhabiting bacterium).
Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, motile rods that occur singly. Reproduce by normal cell division. Facultatively anaerobic chemo-organotrophs. Sugars and pectin are the preferred growth substrates. Capable of fermenting sugars and several polysaccharides, including crystalline cellulose. Acidophilic and mesophilic. Liquid medium is superior to solid agar medium. Do not produce H2S from thiosulfate or indole from tryptophan. NaCl inhibits growth at concentrations above 0.1% (w/v). Major fatty acids are iso-C15:0 and iso-C17:1ω9c; the polar lipids are phosphatidylethanolamine and a number of phospho- and aminophospholipids with an unknown structure. The quinone is MK-8. The DNA G+C content is 57.6 mol%. Habitats are acidic wetlands, specifically Sphagnum peat bogs. The only and type species is Telmatobacter bradus.