Acetohalobium

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{{Taxobox

| name = Acetohalobium

| domain = Bacteria

| phylum = Bacillota

| classis = "Halanaerobiia"

| ordo = Halanaerobiales

| familia = Halobacteroidaceae

| genus = Acetohalobium

| genus_authority = Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990

| type_species = Acetohalobium arabaticum

| type_species_authority = Zhilina & Zavarzin 1990

| subdivision_ranks = Species{{cite web |author=A.C. Parte |url=https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/acetohalobium |title=Acetohalobium |access-date=2025-02-28 |publisher=List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) |display-authors=et al.}}{{cite web |author=C.L. Schoch |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=28186&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock |title=Acetohalobium |access-date=2025-02-28 |publisher=National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database |display-authors=et al.}}

| subdivision =

A. arabaticum

}}

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.

See also

References

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Category:Halanaerobiales

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