Acidothermus

Acidothermus cellulolyticus is a species of gram-variable bacteria. It is the only member of the genus Acidothermus and the family Acidothermaceae.[1]

Acidothermus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
"Actinobacteria"
Class:
Actinobacteria
Subclass:
Actinobacteridae
Order:
Actinomycetales
Suborder:
Frankineae
Family:
Acidothermaceae
Genus:
Acidothermus
Type species
A. cellulolyticus

History

A. cellulolyticus was first isolated from acidic hot springs at Yellowstone National Park in 1987.[2]

Etymology

The name Acidothermus derives from:
Latin adjective acidus, sour, acid; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; New Latin masculine gender noun Acidothermus, acid and hot (loving).[3]

The specific epithet cellulolyticus derives from New Latin noun cellulosum, cellulose; New Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective cellulolyticus, cellulose-dissolving.)[2]

References
  1. "Family Acidothermaceae". List of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. "Genus Acidothermus". List of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature. Retrieved 1 August 2017.


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