''Acetomicrobium'' is a genus in the phylum
Synergistota (
Bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
). In 2016, the former genus Anaerobaculum was folded into Acetomicrobium.
Etymology
The name ''Acetomicrobium'' derives from:
Latin
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noun ', vinegar;
New Latin neuter gender noun ' (from
Greek adjective '' ()'', small and
Greek noun '' ()'', life), a microbe;
New Latin neuter gender noun ''Acetomicrobium'', a microorganism producing acetic acid.
Phylogeny
Species
The genus contains five species (including
basonym
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s and synonyms), namely:
[
* '' A. faecale'' corrig. Winter et al. 1988 (]Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
noun ' ', dregs, faeces; Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
neuter gender suff. -''ale'', suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective ', pertaining to faeces, fecal.)Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
neuter gender adjective ', yellowish.)[
* '' A. thermoterrenum'' (Rees et al. 1997) Ben Hania et al. 2016][
]
See also
* List of bacterial orders
This article lists the orders of the Bacteria. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
and the phylogeny is based on 16S ...
* List of bacteria genera This article lists the genera of the bacteria. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). However many taxonomic names are ...
* Bacterial taxonomy
* Microbiology
Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...
References
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Bacteria genera
Synergistota