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Acetoanaerobium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Eubacteriales
Family:	Peptostreptococcaceae
Genus:	Acetoanaerobium Sleat et al. 1985
Type species
Acetoanaerobium noterae
Species
Acetoanaerobium noterae Sleat et al. 1985 Acetoanaerobium pronyense Bes et al. 2015 Acetoanaerobium sticklandii (Stadtman and McClung 1957) Galperin et al. 2016

Acetoanaerobium is a genus in the family of Peptostreptococcaceae.

Etymology

The name Acetoanaerobium derives from the Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Greek prefix an (ἄν), not; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Greek noun bios (βίος), life; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Acetoanaerobium, vinegar anaerobe.

References

1. ^ Page Genus: Acetoanaerobium on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
2. Sleat, R.; Mah, R. A.; Robinson, R. (1985). "Acetoanaerobium noterae gen. nov., sp. nov.: An Anaerobic Bacterium That Forms Acetate from H2 and CO2". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 35: 10–15. doi:10.1099/00207713-35-1-10.

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