Acidocella

Acidocella is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).[1] Its members are acidophilic.

Acidocella
Scientific classification
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Acidocella
Type species
A. facilis

Etymology

The name Acidocella derives from Neo-Latin acidum (from Latin acidus, sour), an acid; Latin cella, a store-room, a chamber and, in biology, a cell; giving Acidocella, an acid (-requiring) cell.[2]

Species

The genus contains:[2]

  • A. aluminiidurans Kimoto et al. 2010[3]
  • A. aminolytica (Kishimoto et al. 1994) Kishimoto et al. 1996, , formerly a member of the genus Acidiphilium[4]
  • A. facilis (Wichlacz et al. 1986) Kishimoto et al. 1996, type species of the genus, formerly a member of the genus Acidiphilium[4]

See also

References

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