Tags: Bacteria.
Thermoanaerobacter acetoethylicus formerly called Thermobacteroides acetoethylicus is a species of thermophilic non-spore-forming bacteria.T. acetoethylicus was first isolated from Octopus Spring in Yellowstone National Park. The bacteria produces ethanol and acetic acid as fermentation products but does not produce lactic acid. The growth range of T. ethanolicus is 40-80 °C and pH 5.5-8.5 with the optimum growth temperature at around 65 °C.