Dictyoglomus

 ( Gram-negative Bacteria ) 

Dictyoglomus is a genus of bacterium, given its own phylum, called the Dictyoglomerota.Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M. (2020). List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 70, 5607-5612; DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 This organism is extremely Thermophile, meaning it thrives at extremely high temperatures. It is chemoorganotrophic, meaning it derives energy by metabolizing organic molecules. This organism is of interest because it elaborates an enzyme, xylanase, which digests xylan, a heteropolymer of the pentose sugar xylose. By pretreating wood pulp with this enzyme, paper manufacturers can achieve comparable levels of whiteness with much less chlorine bleach.

It has been described as gram-negative, with a triple-layered wall.

• Type strain of Dictyoglomus thermophilum at Bac Dive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase