Acetothermus

Acetothermus is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).^[1]

Acetothermus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacteroidota
Class:	Bacteroidia
Order:	Bacteroidales
Family:	Bacteroidaceae
Genus:	Acetothermus
Type species
A. paucivorans

Etymology

The name Acetothermus derives from:
Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Acetothermus, a thermophilic microorganism producing acetic acid.^[2]

Species

The genus contains single species,^[2] namely A. paucivorans ( Dietrich et al. 1988, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective paucus, few, little; Latin participle adjective vorans, eating, devouring; N.L participle adjective paucivorans, eating little (utilizing only a very restricted number of the supplied substrates).)^[3]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology