Acidiphilium

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Acidiphilium
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhodospirillales
Family: Acetobacteraceae
Genus: Acidiphilium
Harrison 1981 emend. Kishimoto et al. 1996
Type species
A. cryptum

Acidiphilium is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria). [1] As the name suggests, this comprises a nutritionally diverse genus of bacteria adapted to life in extremely acidic conditions, and often exhibiting Fe(III) (ferric iron) reduction.

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Etymology

The name Acidiphilium derives from:
Neo-Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; Neo-Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Acidiphilium (sic), acid lover. [2]

Species

The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely [2]

See also

References

  1. 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 .
  2. 1 2 Acidiphilium 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. "Phylogeny and photosynthetic features of Thiobacillus acidophilus and related acidophilic bacteria: its transfer to the genus Acidiphilium as Acidiphilium acidophilum comb. Nov. -- HIRAISHI et al. 48 (4): 1389 -- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  4. 1 2 "Acidiphilium angustum sp. nov., Acidiphilium facilis sp. nov., and Acidiphilium rubrum sp. nov.: Acidophilic Heterotrophic Bacteria Isolated from Acidic Coal Mine Drainage -- Wichlacz et al. 36 (2): 197 -- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  5. "Acidiphilium cryptum gen. nov., sp. nov., Heterotrophic Bacterium from Acidic Mineral Environments -- HARRISON 31 (3): 327 -- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology". Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  6. "Validation of the Publication of New Names and New Combinations Previously Effectively Published Outside the IJSB: List no. 52 -- 45 (1): 197 -- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology". Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  7. "Acidiphilium organovorum sp. nov., an Acidophilic Heterotroph Isolated from a Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Culture -- Lobos et al. 36 (2): 139 -- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  8. Kishimoto (N.), Kosako (Y.), Wakao (N.), Tano (T.) and Hiraishi (A.): Transfer of Acidiphilium facilis and Acidiphilium aminolytica to the genus Acidocella gen. nov., and emendation of the genus Acidiphilium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1995, 18, 85-91.