Acidocella

Acidocella is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria). Its members are acidophilic.

Etymology

The name Acidocella derives from Neo-Latin acidum (from Latin acidus, sour), an acid; Latin cella, a store-room, a chamber and, in biology, a cell; giving Acidocella, an acid (-requiring) cell.

Species

The genus contains:

• A. aluminiidurans Kimoto et al. 2010
• A. aminolytica (Kishimoto et al. 1994) Kishimoto et al. 1996, , formerly a member of the genus Acidiphilium
• A. facilis (Wichlacz et al. 1986) Kishimoto et al. 1996, type species of the genus, formerly a member of the genus Acidiphilium

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References