Acidiphilium
| Acidiphilium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodospirillales |
| Family: | Acetobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Acidiphilium |
| Type species | |
| A. cryptum | |
Acidiphilium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).[1]
Etymology
The name Acidiphilium derives from:
New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender noun Acidiphilium (sic), acid lover.[2]
Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[2]
- A. acidophilum ( (Harrison 1983) Hiraishi et al. 1998, ; New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective acidophilum, acid loving.), this species used to known as Thiobacillus acidophilus[3]
- A. angustum ( Wichlacz et al. 1986, ; Latin neuter gender adj, angustum, narrow, small, with respect to nutritional versatility.)[4]
- A. cryptum ( Harrison 1981, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective cryptum (from Greek noun adjective krupton), hidden.)[5]
- A. multivorum ( Wakao et al. 1995, ; Latin adjective multus, many; Latin v. voro, to eat, devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective multivorum, devouring many kinds of substances.)[6]
- A. organovorum ( Lobos et al. 1986, ; New Latin pref. organo- (from Greek adjective organikos, of or pertaining to an organ), pertaining to organic chemical compounds; Latin v. voro, to eat, devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective organovorum, devouring organic compounds.)[7]
- A. rubrum ( Wichlacz et al. 1986, ; Latin adjective ruber -bra -brum, red; Latin neuter gender adjective rubrum, red colored.)[4]
Acidocella aminolytica and Acidocella facilis used to be in this genus.[8]
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 Acidiphilium 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/content/abstract/48/4/1389
- 1 2 http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/36/2/197
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/31/3/327
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/45/1/197
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/36/2/139
- ↑ KISHIMOTO (N.), KOSAKO (Y.), WAKAO (N.), TANO (T.) and HIRAISHI (A.): Transfer of Acidiphilium facilis and Acidiphilium aminolytica to the genus Acidocella gen. nov., and emendation of the genus Acidiphilium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1995, 18, 85-91.
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