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sp. nov., an obligate anaerobe with desmolytic activity, was isolated from human fecal flora. The desmolase, not associated previously with any specific intestinal microorganism, cleaves the carbon-carbon bond of 17-hydroxylated corticoids at C17-C20, thereby converting them to androstans (C19 steroids). In primary cultures on sheep blood agar plates, forms minute, nonhemolytic colonies. The gram-positive rods (0.5 to 0.7 by 1 to 2.5 μm) are slightly curved. The rare oval terminal spores (0.8 to 2.0 μm in diameter) are extremely difficult to demonstrate in Gram-stained smears. More than 40% of the cells are fimbriated. Neither a capsule nor flagella are present. -Fructose, -glucose, lactose, -mannose, -ribose, and -xylose are fermented. The major fermentation products are acetic acid, ethanol, and hydrogen. The type strain is ATCC 35704 (Bokkenheuser strain 19).

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