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
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| Species[1][2] | |
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Schoch CL; et al. "Acetohalobium". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.