Acetitomaculum

Acetitomaculum is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria). The single species is an acetogenic bacteria from the bovine rumen.

Acetitomaculum
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
"Firmicutes"
Class:
Clostridia
Order:
Clostridiales
Family:
Lachnospiraceae
Genus:
Acetitomaculum
Type species
A. ruminis
Species

Acetitomaculum ruminis

History

The genus Acetitomaculum was originally created to describe strains of bacteria isolated from a mature Hereford crossbred steer fed a typical high forage diet.[1] They were isolated in a screen for acetate-producing bacteria extracted from the steer rumen.

Etymology

The name of the genus is derived from the Latin noun acetum, meaning vinegar, combined with the Latin noun tomaculum, a kind of sausage. Together they form Acetitomaculum, literally a kind of vinegar sausage.[2] The name of the type species, A. ruminis is derived from the Latin genitive noun ruminis, meaning "of the rumen".

Characteristics

Members of Acetitomaculum are Gram-positive rods which can utilize formate, glucose, and carbon monoxide.[1]

The genus contains a single species, A. ruminis, which is the type species of the genus.[1]

See also

References
  1. Greening, R. C.; Leedle, J. A. Z. (1989). "Enrichment and isolation of Acetitomaculum ruminis, gen. Nov., sp. Nov.: Acetogenic bacteria from the bovine rumen". Archives of Microbiology. 151 (5): 399–406. doi:10.1007/BF00416597. PMID 2500921.
  2. Acetitomaculum entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol. Microbiology Society. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655. Retrieved 2019-02-23.]


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