Acidiphilium

Acidiphilium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).[1]

Acidiphilium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Rhodospirillales
Family:	Acetobacteraceae
Genus:	Acidiphilium
Type species
A. cryptum

Etymology

The name Acidiphilium derives from:
New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender noun Acidiphilium (sic), acid lover.[2]

Species

The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[2]

• A. acidophilum ( (Harrison 1983) Hiraishi et al. 1998; New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective acidophilum, acid loving.), this species used to known as Thiobacillus acidophilus[3]
• A. angustum ( Wichlacz et al. 1986; Latin neuter gender adj, angustum, narrow, small, with respect to nutritional versatility.)[4]
• A. cryptum ( Harrison 1981, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective cryptum (from Greek noun adjective krupton [sic]), hidden.)[5]
• A. multivorum ( Wakao et al. 1995; Latin adjective multus, many; Latin v. voro, to eat, devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective multivorum, devouring many kinds of substances.)[6]
• A. organovorum ( Lobos et al. 1986; New Latin pref. organo- (from Greek adjective organikos, of or pertaining to an organ), pertaining to organic chemical compounds; Latin v. voro, to eat, devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective organovorum, devouring organic compounds.)[7]
• A. rubrum ( Wichlacz et al. 1986; Latin adjective ruber -bra -brum, red; Latin neuter gender adjective rubrum, red colored.)[4]Acidocella aminolytica and Acidocella facilis used to be in this genus.[8]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References

1. 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.
2. Acidiphilium 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.
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8. Kishimoto (N.), Kosako (Y.), Wakao (N.), Tano (T.) and Hiraishi (A.): Transfer of Acidiphilium facilis and Acidiphilium aminolytica to the genus Acidocella gen. nov., and emendation of the genus Acidiphilium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1995, 18, 85-91.