Lucifera butyrica explained

Lucifera is a genus of bacteria in the Sporomusaceae family. Sanchez-Andrea et al. in 2018 described a novel species of a novel genus, for which they proposed the name Lucifera butyrica.[1]

Etymology

The name Lucifera, Latin for "Light-bringing", refers to the bacterium's shape which is like a match,[2] and the old term "Lucifer" for a match.

Notes and References

  1. Sánchez-Andrea . Irene . Florentino . Anna Patrícya . Semerel . Jeltzlin . Strepis . Nikolaos . Sousa . Diana Z. . Stams . Alfons J. M. . Co-culture of a Novel Fermentative Bacterium, Lucifera butyrica gen. nov. sp. nov., With the Sulfur Reducer Desulfurella amilsii for Enhanced Sulfidogenesis . Frontiers in Microbiology . 13 December 2018 . 9 . 3108 . 10.3389/fmicb.2018.03108. 1. free . 6315149 .
  2. Web site: Euzéby JP . Lucifera . 16 July 2022 . List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) .

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