Acetoanaerobium Sleat et al., 1985
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- phylum
- Firmicutes
- class
- Clostridia
- order
- Clostridiales
- family
- Peptostreptococcaceae
- genus
- Acetoanaerobium
Abstract
Acetoanaerobium is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria). The genus contains a single species, namely A. noterae which is an anaerobic bacterium that produces acetate from H2 and CO2.
Etymology
The name Acetoanaerobium derives from the Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Greek prefix an (ἄν), not; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Greek noun bios (βίος), life; New Latin neuter gender noun Acetoanaerobium, vinegar anaerobe. The specied epitet noterae is the New Latin genitive case noun noterae, of Notera; named for its source, the Notera oil exploration site in the Hula swamp area of Galilee, Israel.
Name
- Homonyms
- Acetoanaerobium Sleat et al., 1985