Acetitomaculum
Acetitomaculum is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria). The single species is an acetogenic bacteria from the bovine rumen.
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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
- 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. S2CID 24339173.
- Acetitomaculum 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.