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]

Acidocella aminolytica and Acidocella facilis used to be in this genus.[8]

See also

References

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