Acidaminobacter
Genus of bacteria
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::summary Genus of bacteria ::
| image = | genus = Acidaminobacter | parent_authority = Stams & Hansen 1985 | species = hydrogenoformans | authority = Stams & Hansen 1985
Acidaminobacter is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).
Etymology
The name Acidaminobacter derives from Neo-Latin acidum aminum, amino acid, a rod* bacter*, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a staff or rod; resulting in Acidaminobacter, the amino acid rod bacterium.
Species
The genus contains a single species,
References
References
- {{lpsn. classificationac.html. Classification of Genera AC
- {{lpsn. a/acidaminobacter.html. Acidaminobacter
- (1984). "Fermentation of glutamate and other compounds by Acidaminobacter hydrogenoformans gen. Nov. Sp. Nov., an obligate anaerobe isolated from black mud. Studies with pure cultures and mixed cultures with sulfate-reducing and methanogenic bacteria". Archives of Microbiology.
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