Biology:Acetoanaerobium

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Acetoanaerobium
Scientific classification e
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Eubacteriales
Family: Peptostreptococcaceae
Genus: Acetoanaerobium
Sleat et al. 1985[1]
Type species
Acetoanaerobium noterae
Species

Acetoanaerobium is a genus in the family of Peptostreptococcaceae.[2]

Etymology

The name Acetoanaerobium derives from the Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Greek prefix an (ἄν), not; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Greek noun bios (βίος), life; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Acetoanaerobium, vinegar anaerobe.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Page Genus: Acetoanaerobium on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/acetoanaerobium. 
  2. Sleat, R.; Mah, R. A.; Robinson, R. (1985). "Acetoanaerobium noterae gen. nov., sp. nov.: An Anaerobic Bacterium That Forms Acetate from H2 and CO2". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 35: 10–15. doi:10.1099/00207713-35-1-10. 

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