Albibacter

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

Albibacter
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
"Proteobacteria"
Class:
Alphaproteobacteria
Order:
Rhizobiales
Family:
Methylocystaceae
Genus:
Albibacter
Type species
A. methylovorans

Etymology

The name Albibacter derives from:
Latin adjective albus, white; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Albibacter, white rod.[2]

Species

The genus contains a single species,[2] namely A. methylovorans ( Doronina et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun methylum (from French méthyle, back-formation from French méthylène, coined from Greek noun methu, wine and Greek noun hulē, wood), the methyl group; New Latin pref. methylo-, pertaining to the methyl radical; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring, eating; New Latin participle adjective methylovorans, digesting methyl groups.)[3]

See also

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. Albibacter 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.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2011-05-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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