Adhaeribacter
Genus of bacteria
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::summary Genus of bacteria ::
| taxon = Adhaeribacter | authority = Rickard et al. 2005 | type_species = *A. aquaticus * | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = A. aerolatus
Adhaeribacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).
Etymology
The name Adhaeribacter derives from: Latin v. adhaereo -ere, to adhere to, stick to; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun, a rod*bacter*, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Adhaeribacter, sticky rod.
Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
- A. aerolatus ( Weon et al. 2010; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος) air; Latin participle masculine gender adjective latus, carried; Neo-Latin masculine gender participle adjective aerolatus, airborne.)
- A. aerophilus ( Weon et al.. 2010; Greek noun *aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος)''', air; Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος, loving; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective *aerophilus'', air-loving.)
- A. aquaticus ( Rickard et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective aquaticus, living, growing, or found in or by water, aquatic.)
- A. terreus ( Zhang et al. 2009; Latin masculine gender adjective terreus, of earth.)
References
References
- {{lpsn. classificationac.html. Classification of Genera AC
- {{lpsn. a/adhaeribacter.html. Adhaeribacter
- (2009). "Adhaeribacter aerophilus sp. Nov., Adhaeribacter aerolatus sp. Nov. And Segetibacter aerophilus sp. Nov., isolated from air samples". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
- "''Adhaeribacter aquaticus'' gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-negative isolate from a potable water biofilm -- Rickard et al. 55 (2): 821 -- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology".
- (2009). "Adhaeribacter terreus sp. Nov., isolated from forest soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
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