Acidiphilium
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- phylum
- Pseudomonadota
- class
- Alphaproteobacteria
- order
- Rhodospirillales
- family
- Acetobacteraceae
- genus
- Acidiphilium
Abstract
Acidiphilium is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria). As the name suggests, this comprises a nutritionally diverse genus of bacteria adapted to life in extremely acidic conditions, and often exhibiting FeIII (ferric iron) reduction.
Etymology
The name Acidiphilium derives from:New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender noun Acidiphilium (sic), acid lover.
Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
A. acidophilum ( (Harrison 1983) Hiraishi et al. 1998; New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective acidophilum, acid loving.), this species used to known as Thiobacillus acidophilus A. angustum ( Wichlacz et al. 1986; Latin neuter gender adj, angustum, narrow, small, with respect to nutritional versatility.) A. cryptum ( Harrison 1981, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective cryptum (from Greek noun adjective ' ), hidden.) ' ( Wakao et al. 1995; Latin adjective multus, many; Latin v. voro, to eat, devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective ', devouring many kinds of substances.) ' ( Lobos et al. 1986; New Latin pref. organo- (from Greek adjective ', of or pertaining to an organ), pertaining to organic chemical compounds; Latin v. voro, to eat, devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective ', devouring organic compounds.) A. rubrum ( Wichlacz et al. 1986; Latin adjective ruber -bra -brum, red; Latin neuter gender adjective rubrum, red colored.)Acidocella aminolytica and Acidocella facilis used to be in this genus.Kishimoto (N.), Kosako (Y.), Wakao (N.), Tano (T.) and Hiraishi (A.): Transfer of Acidiphilium facilis and Acidiphilium aminolytica to the genus Acidocella gen. nov., and emendation of the genus Acidiphilium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1995, 18, 85-91.
A. acidophilum ( (Harrison 1983) Hiraishi et al. 1998; New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective acidophilum, acid loving.), this species used to known as Thiobacillus acidophilus A. angustum ( Wichlacz et al. 1986; Latin neuter gender adj, angustum, narrow, small, with respect to nutritional versatility.) A. cryptum ( Harrison 1981, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective cryptum (from Greek noun adjective ' ), hidden.) ' ( Wakao et al. 1995; Latin adjective multus, many; Latin v. voro, to eat, devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective ', devouring many kinds of substances.) ' ( Lobos et al. 1986; New Latin pref. organo- (from Greek adjective ', of or pertaining to an organ), pertaining to organic chemical compounds; Latin v. voro, to eat, devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective ', devouring organic compounds.) A. rubrum ( Wichlacz et al. 1986; Latin adjective ruber -bra -brum, red; Latin neuter gender adjective rubrum, red colored.)Acidocella aminolytica and Acidocella facilis used to be in this genus.Kishimoto (N.), Kosako (Y.), Wakao (N.), Tano (T.) and Hiraishi (A.): Transfer of Acidiphilium facilis and Acidiphilium aminolytica to the genus Acidocella gen. nov., and emendation of the genus Acidiphilium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1995, 18, 85-91.
Name
- Homonyms
- Acidiphilium