Family Acidothermaceae Rank Genus Subclass Actinobacteridae | Suborder Frankineae Phylum "Actinobacteria" Order Actinomycetales | |
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Similar Caldicellulosiruptor bescii, Acidiphilium, Actinomycetales, Frankia alni, Aminobacter | ||
Acidothermus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria). The genus contains a single species, namely A. cellulolyticus, which is thermophilic, acidophilic and cellulolytic. It was emended in 1997 to be type species of the family Acidothermaceae
Etymology
The name Acidothermus derives from:
Latin adjective acidus, sour, acid; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; New Latin masculine gender noun Acidothermus, acid and hot (loving).
The specific epithet cellulolyticus derives from New Latin noun cellulosum, cellulose; New Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective cellulolyticus, cellulose-dissolving.)
References
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