''Acidiphilium'' is a genus in the phylum
Pseudomonadota
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(
Bacteria
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). 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
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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
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* '' A. acidophilum'' ( (Harrison 1983) Hiraishi ''et al''. 1998; New Latin noun ''acidum'' (from ]Latin
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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
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neuter gender adj, ''angustum'', narrow, small, with respect to nutritional versatility.)Latin
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adjective ''multus'', many; Latin
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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
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v. ''voro'', to eat, devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective ', devouring organic compounds.)
* '' A. rubrum'' ( Wichlacz ''et al''. 1986; Latin
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adjective ''ruber'' -''bra'' -''brum'', red; Latin
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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.]
See also
* Bacterial taxonomy
* Microbiology
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References
Bacteria genera
Rhodospirillales
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