Acetofilamentum is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).[1]

Acetofilamentum
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Acetofilamentum
Type species
A. rigidum

Etymology

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The name Acetofilamentum derives from:
Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Latin neuter gender noun filamentum, a spun thread; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Acetofilamentum, an acetate-producing, filamentous, threadlike bacterium.[2]

Species

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The genus contains single species,[2] namely A. rigidum ( Dietrich et al. 1989, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective rigidum, stiff, rigid.)[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Classification of Genera AC in LPSN; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.
  2. ^ a b Acetofilamentum in LPSN; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.
  3. ^ Dietrich, G.; Weiss, N.; Fiedler, F.; Winter, J. (1988). "Acetofilamentum rigidum gen, nov., sp. Nov., a Strictly Anaerobic Bacterium from Sewage Sludge". Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 10 (3): 273. doi:10.1016/S0723-2020(88)80012-2.