Acetoanaerobium

Acetoanaerobium
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: "Firmicutes"
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Genus: Acetoanaerobium
Type species
A. noterae

Acetoanaerobium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).[1] The genus contains single species,[2] namely A. noterae which is an anaerobic bacterium that produced acetate from H2 and CO2.[3]

Etymology

The name Acetoanaerobium derives from:
Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Greek prefix an (ἄν), not; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Greek noun bios (βίος), life; New Latin neuter gender noun Acetoanaerobium, vinegar anaerobe.[2]

The specied epitet noterae is the New Latin genitive case noun noterae, of Notera; named for its source, the Notera oil exploration site in the Hula swamp area of Galilee, Israel.

Species

( Sleat et al. 1985,  (Type species of the genus).;[3]

See also

References

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