Lucifera butyrica

Lucifera is a genus of bacteria in the Sporomusaceae family.[1] Sanchez-Andrea et al. in 2018 described a novel species of a novel genus for which they proposed the name Lucifera butyrica.[2]

Lucifera butyrica
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Negativicutes
Order: Selenomonadales
Family: Sporomusaceae
Genus: Lucifera
Sánchez-Andrea et al., 2019
Species:
L. butyrica
Binomial name
Lucifera butyrica
Sánchez-Andrea et al., 2019

Etymology

The name Lucifera, Latin for "Light-bringing", refers to the bacterium's shape which is like a match,[1] and the old term "Lucifer" for a match.

References

  1. Euzéby JP. "Lucifera". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. Sánchez-Andrea, Irene; et al. (13 December 2018). "Co-culture of a Novel Fermentative Bacterium, Lucifera butyrica gen. nov. sp. nov., With the Sulfur Reducer Desulfurella amilsii for Enhanced Sulfidogenesis". Frontiers in Microbiology. 9: 3108. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.03108.
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