''Achromatium'' is a genus in the phylum
Pseudomonadota
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Bacteria
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).
Etymology
The name ''Achromatium'' derives from:
Greek prefix ''a- (ἄ)'', not;
Greek noun ''chroma'', color, paint;
New Latin neuter gender noun ''Achromatium'', that which is not colored.
Species
The genus contains single species,
[ namely '' A. oxaliferum'' ( Schewiakoff 1893, ''species''. (Type species of the genus).; ]Latin
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''oxalis'' from the Greek noun ''oxalis (ὀξαλίς)'', meaning sorrel
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, a toxic plant due to oxalic acid
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production; Latin
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v. ''fero'', to carry; New Latin neuter gender adjective ''oxaliferum'', oxalate-containing.[The etymology on the paper is listed to stem from the greek, which actually means "sour wine" and if that were the case it would be A. oxaloferum. for info on linking vowels see Bacterial taxonomy]
See also
* Bacterial taxonomy
* Microbiology
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References
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Bacteria genera
Monotypic bacteria genera
Thiotrichales