Acidaminococcus is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria), whose members are anaerobic diplococci that can use amino acids as the sole energy source for growth.[1] Like other members of the class Negativicutes, they are gram-negative, despite being Bacillota, which are normally gram-positive.
Etymology
The name Acidaminococcus derives from:
Neo-Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; Neo-Latin adjective aminus, amino; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus-shaped; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Acidaminococcus, the amino acid coccus.[1]
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[2]
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See also
References
- ^ a b c Acidaminococcus in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). “TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity”. Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
- ^ Schoch CL; et al. “Acidaminococcus”. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ “The LTP”. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ “LTP_all tree in newick format”. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ “LTP_10_2024 Release Notes” (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ “GTDB release 10-RS226”. Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ “bac120_r226.sp_label”. Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ “Taxon History”. Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Jumas-Bilak, E.; Carlier, J. -P.; Jean-Pierre, H.; Mory, F.; Teyssier, C.; Gay, B.; Campos, J.; Marchandin, H. (2007). “Acidaminococcus intestini sp. Nov., isolated from human clinical samples”. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (10): 2314–2319. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64883-0. PMID 17911303.
- ^ “Approved Lists of Bacterial Names — SKERMAN et al. 30 (1): 225 — International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology”. Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-09-04.