Achromatium

Achromatium
Dividing Achromatium, light micrograph of living cells.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Thiotrichales
Family:	Thiotrichaceae
Genus:	Achromatium Schewiakoff, 1893 [1] [2] [3]
Type species
A. oxaliferum

Achromatium is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria). ^[4]

Etymology

The name Achromatium derives from:
Greek prefix a- (ἄ), not; Greek noun chroma, color, paint; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Achromatium, that which is not colored. ^[5]

Species

The genus contains single species, ^[5] namely A. oxaliferum ( Schewiakoff 1893, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin oxalis from the Greek noun oxalis (ὀξαλίς), meaning sorrel, a toxic plant due to oxalic acid production; Latin v. fero, to carry; Neo-Latin neuter gender adjective oxaliferum, oxalate-containing. ^{[nb 1] [2]}

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

Notes

1. The etymology on the paper is listed to stem from the greek, which actually means "sour wine" and if that were the case it would be A. oxaloferum. for info on linking vowels see Bacterial taxonomy

References

1. (Approved Lists 1980)
2. "Approved Lists of Bacterial Names -- SKERMAN et al. 30 (1): 225 -- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
3. "Achromatium Schewiakoff, 1893". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 10 January 2024.
4. 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 .
5. Achromatium 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 .