Acidothermus
Appearance
Acidothermus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Acidothermales Sen et al. 2014[3] |
Family: | Acidothermaceae Rainey et al. 1997[2] |
Genus: | Acidothermus Mohagheghi et al. 1986[1] |
Species: | A. cellulolyticus
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Binomial name | |
Acidothermus cellulolyticus Mohagheghi et al. 1986[1]
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Acidothermus cellulolyticus is a species of gram-variable bacteria. It is the only member of the genus Acidothermus and the family Acidothermaceae.[4]
History
A. cellulolyticus was first isolated from acidic hot springs at Yellowstone National Park in 1987.[1]
Etymology
The name Acidothermus derives from:
Latin adjective acidus, sour, acid; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; New Latin masculine gender noun Acidothermus, acid and hot (loving).[5]
The specific epithet cellulolyticus derives from New Latin noun cellulosum, cellulose; New Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective cellulolyticus, cellulose-dissolving.)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Mohagheghi A, Grohmann K, Himmel M, Leighton L, Updegraff DM (1 July 1986). "Isolation and Characterization of Acidothermus cellulolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Genus of Thermophilic, Acidophilic, Cellulolytic Bacteria". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 36 (3): 435–443. doi:10.1099/00207713-36-3-435.
- ^ Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL (1997). "Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 47: 479–491.
- ^ Sen A, Daubin V, Abrouk D, Gifford I, Berry AM, Normand P (2014). "Phylogeny of the class Actinobacteria revisited in the light of complete genomes. The orders "Frankiales" and Micrococcales should be split into coherent entities: proposal of Frankiales ord. nov., Geodermatophilales ord. nov., Acidothermales ord. nov. and Nakamurellales ord. nov". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 64: 3821–3832.
- ^ "Family Acidothermaceae". List of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Genus Acidothermus". List of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature. Retrieved 1 August 2017.