Acidisphaera
| Acidisphaera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Proteobacteria" |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodospirillales |
| Family: | Acetobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Acidisphaera |
| Type species | |
| A. rubrifaciens | |
Acidisphaera is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria). The genus contains a single species, namely with the following characteristics:
Etymology
The name Acidisphaera derives from:
New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; Latin feminine gender noun sphaera, a ball, globe, sphere; New Latin feminine gender noun Acidisphaera, acid (-requiring) coccoid microorganism.
While the specific epithet rubrifaciens comes from the Latin adjective ruber -bra -brum, red; Latin v. facio, to make; New Latin participle adjective rubrifaciens, red-producing.)
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References
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