Acetohalobium

Acetohalobium
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Halanaerobiales
Family: Halobacteroidaceae
Genus: Acetohalobium
Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990
Type species
Acetohalobium arabaticum
Zhilina & Zavarzin 1990
Species[1][2]

Acetohalobium arabaticum

Acetohalobium is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).[1]

Etymology

The name Acetohalobium derives from: Latin acetum, vinegar; Greek noun hals (ἅλς), salt; Greek bios (βίος), life; giving Acetohalobium, acetate-producing organism living in salt.[1]

Species

The genus contains a single species, A. arabaticum ( Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990), type species of the genus; Latin arabaticum, from Arabat, a peninsula between the Sea of Azov and Sivash.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Acetohalobium in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
  2. ^ Schoch CL; et al. "Acetohalobium". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.