Lucifera butyrica
Lucifera is a genus of bacteria in the Sporomusaceae family.[1] Sanchez-Andrea et al. in 2018 described a novel species of a novel genus for which they proposed the name Lucifera butyrica.[2]
| Lucifera butyrica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Negativicutes |
| Order: | Selenomonadales |
| Family: | Sporomusaceae |
| Genus: | Lucifera Sánchez-Andrea et al., 2019 |
| Species: | L. butyrica |
| Binomial name | |
| Lucifera butyrica Sánchez-Andrea et al., 2019 | |
Etymology
The name Lucifera, Latin for "Light-bringing", refers to the bacterium's shape which is like a match,[1] and the old term "Lucifer" for a match.
References
- Euzéby JP. "Lucifera". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- Sánchez-Andrea, Irene; et al. (13 December 2018). "Co-culture of a Novel Fermentative Bacterium, Lucifera butyrica gen. nov. sp. nov., With the Sulfur Reducer Desulfurella amilsii for Enhanced Sulfidogenesis". Frontiers in Microbiology. 9: 3108. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.03108.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.