''Acetanaerobacterium'' is a genus in the phylum
Bacillota
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Bacteria
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The genus contains a single species, ''
A. elongatum'' ( Chen and Dong 2004, sp. nov.).
[CHEN (S.) and DONG (X.): Acetanaerobacterium elongatum gen. nov., sp. nov., from paper mill waste water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2257-2262.]
See also
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Bacterial taxonomy
Bacterial taxonomy is the taxonomy, i.e. the rank-based classification, of bacteria.
In the scientific classification established by Carl Linnaeus, each species has to be assigned to a genus ( binary nomenclature), which in turn is a lower level ...
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Microbiology
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References
Bacteria genera
Clostridiaceae
Monotypic bacteria genera
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