Acetothermus

Acetothermus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Bacteroidota
Class:	Bacteroidia
Order:	Bacteroidales
Family:	Bacteroidaceae
Genus:	Acetothermus Dietrich et al. 1988 [1]
Type species
A. paucivorans

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

Etymology

The name Acetothermus derives from:
Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Acetothermus, a thermophilic microorganism producing acetic acid. ^[3]

Species

The genus contains single species, ^[3] namely A. paucivorans ( Dietrich et al. 1988, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective paucus, few, little; Latin participle adjective vorans, eating, devouring; N.L participle adjective paucivorans, eating little (utilizing only a very restricted number of the supplied substrates).) ^[1]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References

1. "Validation of the Publication of New Names and New Combinations Previously Effectively Published Outside the IJSB: List no. 26 -- 38 (3): 328 -- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
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. Acetothermus 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 .