Acetanaerobacterium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Clostridia |
Order: | Clostridiales |
Family: | Clostridiaceae |
Genus: | Acetanaerobacterium |
Type species | |
A. elongatum |
Acetanaerobacterium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria). [1] The genus contains a single species, A. elongatum ( Chen and Dong 2004, sp. nov.). [2]
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