''Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus'' is a gram-positive anaerobic bacterial species in the genus ''
Cryptanaerobacter
''Cryptanaerobacter'' is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).
Etymology
The name ''Cryptanaerobacter'' derives from: Greek ''cryptos'' (κρυπτός), hidden; ''an'' (ἄν), not; ''aer, aeros'' (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; New Latin, ...
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The genus ''Cryptanaerobacter'' contains a single species, namely ''C. phenolicus'' (Type species of the genus).;
New Latin
New Latin (also called Neo-Latin or Modern Latin) is the revival of Literary Latin used in original, scholarly, and scientific works since about 1500. Modern scholarly and technical nomenclature, such as in zoological and botanical taxonomy ...
noun ''phenol'' -''olis'',
phenol
Phenol (also called carbolic acid) is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula . It is a white crystalline solid that is volatile. The molecule consists of a phenyl group () bonded to a hydroxy group (). Mildly acidic, it req ...
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Latin
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masculine gender
In linguistics, grammatical gender system is a specific form of noun class system, where nouns are assigned with gender categories that are often not related to their real-world qualities. In languages with grammatical gender, most or all nouns ...
suff. -''icus'', suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; New Latin masculine gender adjective ''phenolicus'', belonging to phenol.)
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References
External links
Type strain of ''Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Peptococcaceae
Bacteria described in 2005
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