Alicycliphilus

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Alicycliphilus
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Alicycliphilus
Type species
A. denitrificans

Alicycliphilus is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria). [1]

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Etymology

The name Alicycliphilus derives from:
Greek adjective aliphos, fat; Latin noun cyclus, circle or ring; Neo-Latin pref. alicycli-, referring to circular fat-like organic compounds; Neo-Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective Alicycliphilus, alicyclic compound-liking, referring to the substrates used for the isolation of this organism. [2]

Species

The genus contains a single species, [2] namely A. denitrificans . [3] The specific epithet denitrificans is a Neo-Latin participle adjective meaning denitrifying.

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 Alicycliphilus 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. Mechichi, T. (2003). "Alicycliphilus denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a cyclohexanol-degrading, nitrate-reducing beta-proteobacterium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (Pt 1): 147–152. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.02276-0 . PMID   12661531.