Acidothermus cellulolyticus is a species of gram-variable bacteria. It is the only member of the genus Acidothermus and the family Acidothermaceae.[4]

Acidothermus
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Acidothermales
Rainey et al. 1997[2][3]
Family: Acidothermaceae
Mohagheghi et al. 1986[1]
Genus: Acidothermus
Mohagheghi et al. 1986
Type species
Acidothermus cellulolyticus
Mohagheghi et al. 1986
Species

History

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A. cellulolyticus was first isolated from acidic hot springs at Yellowstone National Park in 1987.[1]

Etymology

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The name Acidothermus derives from:
Latin adjective acidus, sour, acid; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Acidothermus, acid and hot (loving).[5]

The specific epithet cellulolyticus derives from Neo-Latin noun cellulosum, cellulose; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to loose, able to dissolve; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective cellulolyticus, cellulose-dissolving.)[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Mohagheghi A, Grohmann K, Himmel M, Leighton L, Updegraff DM (1 July 1986). "Isolation and Characterization of Acidothermus cellulolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Genus of Thermophilic, Acidophilic, Cellulolytic Bacteria". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 36 (3): 435–443. doi:10.1099/00207713-36-3-435.
  2. ^ Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL (1997). "Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 47: 479–491.
  3. ^ Sen A, Daubin V, Abrouk D, Gifford I, Berry AM, Normand P (2014). "Phylogeny of the class Actinobacteria revisited in the light of complete genomes. The orders "Frankiales" and Micrococcales should be split into coherent entities: proposal of Frankiales ord. nov., Geodermatophilales ord. nov., Acidothermales ord. nov. and Nakamurellales ord. nov". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 64: 3821–3832.
  4. ^ "Family Acidothermaceae". List of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Genus Acidothermus". List of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature. Retrieved 1 August 2017.