Acetofilamentum

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Acetofilamentum
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Bacteroidota
Class: Bacteroidia
Order: Bacteroidales
Family: Bacteroidaceae
Genus: Acetofilamentum
Dietrich et al. 1989 [1]
Type species
A. rigidum

Acetofilamentum is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria). [2]

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Etymology

The name Acetofilamentum derives from:
Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Latin neuter gender noun filamentum, a spun thread; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Acetofilamentum, an acetate-producing, filamentous, threadlike bacterium. [3]

Species

The genus contains single species, [3] namely A. rigidum ( Dietrich et al. 1989, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective rigidum, stiff, rigid.) [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dietrich, G.; Weiss, N.; Fiedler, F.; Winter, J. (1988). "Acetofilamentum rigidum gen, nov., sp. Nov., a Strictly Anaerobic Bacterium from Sewage Sludge". Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 10 (3): 273. doi:10.1016/S0723-2020(88)80012-2.
  2. Classification of Genera AC in LPSN ; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 .
  3. 1 2 Acetofilamentum in LPSN ; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 .