Rank Genus | Phylum "Firmicutes" Order Clostridia | |
Similar Clostridia, Clostridium ljungdahlii, Acetobacterium, Acetogen, Moorella thermoacetica | ||
Etymology
The name Alkalibaculum derives from:
Arabic noun al-qaliy, the ashes of saltwort; New Latin noun alkali, alkali; Latin neuter gender noun baculum, stick; New Latin neuter gender noun Alkalibaculum, alkali stick.
Species
The genus contains a single species, namely A. bacchi ( Allen et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun bacchi, of Bacchus, Roman god of wine, referring to the production of ethanol by this organism.)
References
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