Acetohalobium

Acetohalobium is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).[2]

Acetohalobium
Scientific classification
Domain:
Phylum:
Class:
"Halanaerobiia"
Order:
Family:
Halobacteroidaceae
Genus:
Acetohalobium

Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990[1]
Type species
Acetohalobium arabaticum
Zhilina & Zavarzin 1990
Species

A. arabaticum

Etymology

The name Acetohalobium derives from: Latin acetum, vinegar; Greek noun hals (ἅλς), salt; Greek bios (βίος), life; giving Acetohalobium, acetate-producing organism living in salt.[3]

Species

The genus contains a single species,[3] namely A. arabaticum ( Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990), type species of the genus; Latin arabaticum, from Arabat, a peninsula between the Sea of Azov and Sivash.[1]

See also

References

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