Tags: Bacteria.
Acetanaerobacterium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).The etymology of the genus is L. n. acetum vinegar; Gr. pref. an (ἄν) not; Gr. n. aêr (ἀήρ) air; L. neut. n. bacterium a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Acetanaerobacterium vinegar-[producing] anaerobic small rod.The genus contains a single species namely A. elongatum ( Chen and Dong 2004 sp. nov.).