Acidicaldus
| Acidicaldus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Proteobacteria" |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodospirillales |
| Family: | Acetobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Acidicaldus |
| Type species | |
| A. organivorans | |
Acidicaldus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria), whose sole member is an acidophilic thermophile.
Etymology
The name Acidicaldus derives from: New Latin acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; Latin caldus, warm, hot; giving Acidicaldus, a (moderately) thermophilic acid-requiring microorganism.[1]
Species
The genus contains single species,[1] namely A. organivorans (corrig. Johnson et al. 2006, (type species of the genus); New Latin organum, organic compound; Latin vorans, devouring; giving organivorans, devouring organic compounds.)[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Acidicaldus 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.]
- ↑ "List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56 (7): 1459–1460. 2006. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64507-0.
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