Acetomicrobium
| Acetomicrobium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidetes |
| Class: | Bacteroidia |
| Order: | Bacteroidales |
| Family: | Bacteroidaceae |
| Genus: | Acetomicrobium |
| Type species | |
| A. flavidum | |
Acetomicrobium is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).[1]
Etymology
The name Acetomicrobium derives from:
Latin noun acetum, vinegar; New Latin neuter gender noun microbium (from Greek adjective mikros (μικρός), small and Greek noun bios (βίος), life), a microbe; New Latin neuter gender noun Aacetomicrobium, a microorganism producing acetic acid.[2]
Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[2]
- A. faecale ( corrig. Winter et al. 1988, ; Latin noun faex faecis, dregs, faeces; Latin neuter gender suff. -ale, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective faecale, pertaining to faeces, fecal.)[3]
- A. flavidum ( Soutschek et al. 1985, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective flavidum, yellowish.)[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Classification of Genera AC entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
- 1 2 Acetomicrobium entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/48/3/1073
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/35/2/223
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