Cryptanaerobacter

Cryptanaerobacter
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	"Firmicutes"
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Clostridiales
Family:	Peptococcaceae
Genus:	Cryptanaerobacter
Type species
C. phenolicus

Cryptanaerobacter is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).^[1]

Etymology

The name Cryptanaerobacter derives from:
Greek adjective cryptos (κρυπτός), hidden; Greek prefix an (ἄν), not; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; New Latin masculine gender noun , a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Cryptanaerobacter, an anaerobic rod that is hidden within the consortium.^[2]

Species

The genus contains a single species,^[2] namely C. phenolicus ( Juteau et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun phenol -olis, phenol; Latin masculine gender suff. -icus, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; New Latin masculine gender adjective phenolicus, belonging to phenol.)^[3]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References

1. ^ Classification of Genera AC entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590-2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/47/2/590. ]
2. ^ ^{a b} Cryptanaerobacter entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590-2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/47/2/590. ]
3. ^ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/1/245