Acetoanaerobium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Clostridia |
Order: | Eubacteriales |
Family: | Peptostreptococcaceae |
Genus: | Acetoanaerobium Sleat et al. 1985[1] |
Type species | |
Acetoanaerobium noterae | |
Species | |
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Acetoanaerobium is a genus in the family of Peptostreptococcaceae.[2]
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.[1]