Alkalibaculum
Genus of bacteria
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Alkalibaculum is a genus of bacteria in the phylum Bacillota.[1]
| Alkalibaculum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Eubacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Alkalibaculum Allen et al. 2010[1] |
| Type species | |
| Alkalibaculum bacchi Allen et al. 2010 | |
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Etymology
The name Alkalibaculum derives from:
Arabic noun al-qaliy, the ashes of saltwort; Neo-Latin noun alkali, alkali; Latin neuter gender noun baculum, stick; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Alkalibaculum, alkali stick.[2]
Species
The genus contains a single species,[2] namely A. bacchi ( Allen et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun bacchi, of Bacchus, Roman god of wine, referring to the production of ethanol by this organism.)[3]
