Alkalibaculum
Alkalibaculum is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).[1]
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| Genus: | Alkalibaculum |
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Etymology
The name Alkalibaculum derives from:
Arabic noun al-qaliy, the ashes of saltwort; New Latin noun alkali, alkali; Latin neuter gender noun baculum, stick; New Latin neuter gender noun Alkalibaculum, alkali stick.[2]
Species
The genus contains a single species,[2] namely A. bacchi ( Allen et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun bacchi, of Bacchus, Roman god of wine, referring to the production of ethanol by this organism.)[3]
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See also
References
- Classification of Genera AC entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.]
- Alkalibaculum entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.]
- Allen, T. D.; Caldwell, M. E.; Lawson, P. A.; Huhnke, R. L.; Tanner, R. S. (2009). "Alkalibaculum bacchi gen. Nov., sp. Nov., a CO-oxidizing, ethanol-producing acetogen isolated from livestock-impacted soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (10): 2483–2489. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.018507-0. PMID 19965999.
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