Acetohalobium

Acetohalobium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	"Halanaerobiia"
Order:	Halanaerobiales
Family:	Halobacteroidaceae
Genus:	Acetohalobium Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990 [1]
Type species
Acetohalobium arabaticum Zhilina & Zavarzin 1990
Species
A. arabaticum

Acetohalobium is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria). ^[2]

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. ^[3]

Species

The genus contains a single species, ^[3] 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

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology
• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera

References

1. "Validation of the Publication of New Names and New Combinations Previously Effectively Published Outside the IJSB: List No. 35 -- 40 (4): 470 -- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology". Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
2. Classification of Genera AC entry in LPSN ; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi: 10.1099/00207713-47-2-590 . PMID   9103655.
3. Acetohalobium entry in LPSN ; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi: 10.1099/00207713-47-2-590 . PMID   9103655.