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Acetomicrobium

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Domain
  
Bacteria

Family
  
Bacteroidaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Bacteroidia

Phylum
  
Bacteroidetes

Order
  
Bacteroidales

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Acetomicrobium is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

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Etymology

The name Acetomicrobium derives from:
Latin noun acetum, vinegar; New Latin neuter gender noun microbium (from Greek adjective mikros (μικρός), small and Greek noun bios (βίος), life), a microbe; New Latin neuter gender noun Aacetomicrobium, a microorganism producing acetic acid.

Species

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

  • A. faecale ( corrig. Winter et al. 1988, ; Latin noun faex faecis, dregs, faeces; Latin neuter gender suff. -ale, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective faecale, pertaining to faeces, fecal.)
  • A. flavidum ( Soutschek et al. 1985, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective flavidum, yellowish.)

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