Acetohalobium Explained

Acetohalobium is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).

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.

Species

The genus contains a single species, namely 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]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology
• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera

Notes and References

1. Web site: Validation of the Publication of New Names and New Combinations Previously Effectively Published Outside the IJSB: List No. 35 -- 40 (4): 470 -- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology . 2011-05-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090528124331/http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/40/4/470 . 2009-05-28 .