Alkalibaculum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | "Firmicutes" |
Class: | Clostridia |
Order: | Clostridiales |
Family: | Eubacteriaceae |
Genus: | Alkalibaculum |
Type species | |
A. bacchi |
Alkalibaculum is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).
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.
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.)