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Acetitomaculum

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Acetitomaculum
Scientific classification
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Acetitomaculum
Type species
A. ruminis
Species

Acetitomaculum ruminis

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

History

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ Acetitomaculum in LPSN; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.