Cryptanaerobacter Explained

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

Etymology

The name Cryptanaerobacter derives from: Greek cryptos (κρυπτός), hidden; an (ἄν), not; aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Neo-Latin, a rod bacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; giving Cryptanaerobacter, an anaerobic rod that is hidden within the consortium.

Species

The genus contains a single species, Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus (Juteau et al. 2005, (ype species of the genus). The specific name is from Latin phenol, phenol; icus, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; giving phenolicus, belonging to phenol.)^[1]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

Notes and References

1. Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobe that transforms phenol into benzoate via 4-hydroxybenzoate. Pierre. Juteau. Valérie. Côté. Marie-France. Duckett. Réjean. Beaudet. François. Lépine. Richard. Villemur. Jean-Guy. Bisaillon. 1 January 2005. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 55. 1. 245–250. 10.1099/ijs.0.02914-0. 15653882. free.