Acetomicrobium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacteroidetes |
Class: | Bacteroidia |
Order: | Bacteroidales |
Family: | Bacteroidaceae |
Genus: | Acetomicrobium |
Type species | |
A. flavidum |
Acetomicrobium is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).
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.
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely