Acetohalobium

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Acetohalobium
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacillota
Class:
"Halanaerobiia"
Order:
Halanaerobiales
Family:
Halobacteroidaceae
Genus:
Acetohalobium

Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990
Type species
Acetohalobium arabaticum
Zhilina & Zavarzin 1990
Species [1] [2]

A. arabaticum

Acetohalobium is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria). [1]

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Etymology

The name Acetohalobium derives from: Latin acetum, vinegar; Greek noun hals (ἅλς), salt; Greek bios (βίος), life; giving Acetohalobium, acetate-producing organism living in salt. [1]

Species

The genus contains a single species, namely A. arabaticum ( Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990), type species of the genus; Latin arabaticum, from Arabat, a peninsula between the Sea of Azov and Sivash. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 A.C. Parte; et al. "Acetohalobium". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  2. ↑ C.L. Schoch; et al. "Acetohalobium". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
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