Acetanaerobacterium

Acetanaerobacterium
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Clostridia
Order: Clostridiales
Family: Ruminococcaceae
Genus: Acetanaerobacterium
Type species
A. elongatum

Acetanaerobacterium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).[1] The etymology of the genus is L. n. acetum, vinegar; Gr. pref. an (ἄν), not; Gr. n. aêr (ἀήρ), air; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Acetanaerobacterium, vinegar-[producing] anaerobic small rod.[2] The genus contains a single species namely A. elongatum ( Chen and Dong 2004, sp. nov.).[3]

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References

  1. ^ 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. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/47/2/590. ]
  2. ^ Acetanaerobacterium 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/47/2/590. ]
  3. ^ CHEN (S.) and DONG (X.): Acetanaerobacterium elongatum gen. nov., sp. nov., from paper mill waste water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2257-2262.