Poehlein Anja A Genomic and Applied Microbiology and G??ttingen Genomics Laboratory, Georg-August University, G??ttingen, - - 2014 Clostridium litorale is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, and spore-forming bacterium, which is able to use amino acids such as glycine, sarcosine, proline, and betaine as single carbon and energy sources via Stickland reactions.