Youngiibacter

Youngiibacter
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Eubacteriales
Family:	Clostridiaceae
Genus:	Youngiibacter Lawson et al. 2014 [1]
Type species
Youngiibacter fragilis Lawson et al. 2014
Species
Y. fragilis Y. multivorans

Youngiibacter is a genus of bacteria from the family of Clostridiaceae. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Etymology

The name Youngiibacter is derived from "Youngia", a latinized version of the surname "Young" and "bacter", which is Latin for "rod" or "small staff". It is named after Lily Y. Young for her contributions to anaerobic hydrocarbon microbiology. ^[1]

See also

• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera

References

1. J.P. Euzéby. "Youngiibacter". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2022-09-09.
2. "Youngiibacter". www.uniprot.org.
3. Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M. (2014). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Taxonomy of the genus Youngiibacter Lawson et al. 2014". doi:10.1601/tx.24967.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)