''Algibacter'' is a genus in the phylum
Bacteroidota
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Bacteria
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Etymology
The name ''Algibacter'' derives from:
Latin
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feminine gender
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noun ''
alga'', seaweed;
New Latin masculine gender
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noun, a rod''
bacter'', nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod;
New Latin masculine gender
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noun ''Algibacter'', rod isolated from seaweed.
Species
The genus contains 15 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
[
* '' A. aestuarii''][
* '' A. agarivorans''][
* '' A. alginicilyticus''][
* '' A. amylolyticus''][
* '' A. aquimarinus''][
* '' A. lectus'' (Nedashkovskaya ''et al''. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; ]Latin
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masculine gender
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adjective ''lectus'', chosen, selected, referring to a bacterium that forms select, beautiful colonies.)[
* '' A. mikhailovii'' (Nedashkovskaya ''et al''. 2007, ; New Latin ]masculine gender
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genitive case
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noun ''mikhailovii'', of Mikhailov, in honour of Valery V. Mikhailov, a Russian microbiologist, for his contributions to the development of marine microbiology.)[
* '' A. onchidii''][
* '' A. pacificus''][
* '' A. pectinivorans''][
* '' A. psychrophilus''][
* '' A. undariae''][
]
See also
* Bacterial taxonomy
* Microbiology
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References
Flavobacteria
Bacteria genera
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