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 Acetohalobium in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1 –D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
  2. ↑ Schoch CL; et al. "Acetohalobium". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
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