Acetofilamentum

Acetofilamentum
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacteroidota
Class:
Bacteroidia
Order:
Bacteroidales
Family:
Bacteroidaceae
Genus:
Acetofilamentum
Type species
A. rigidum

Acetofilamentum is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).[1]

Etymology

The name Acetofilamentum derives from:
Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Latin neuter gender noun filamentum, a spun thread; New Latin neuter gender noun Acetofilamentum, an acetate-producing, filamentous, threadlike bacterium.[2]

Species

The genus contains single species,[2] namely A. rigidum ( Dietrich et al. 1989, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective rigidum, stiff, rigid.)[3]

See also

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". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  2. 1 2 Acetofilamentum entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  3. ↑ Dietrich, G.; Weiss, N.; Fiedler, F.; Winter, J. (1988). "Acetofilamentum rigidum gen, nov., sp. Nov., a Strictly Anaerobic Bacterium from Sewage Sludge". Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 10 (3): 273. doi:10.1016/S0723-2020(88)80012-2.


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