''Cryptanaerobacter'' is a genus in the phylum

Bacillota The Bacillota (synonym Firmicutes) are a phylum of bacteria, most of which have Gram-positive cell wall structure. They have round cells, called cocci (singular coccus), or rod-like forms (bacillus). A few Bacillota, such as '' Megasphaera'', ...

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Bacteria Bacteria (; : bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of Prokaryote, prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micr ...

Etymology

The name ''Cryptanaerobacter'' derives from: Greek ''cryptos'' (κρυπτός), hidden; ''an'' (ἄν), not; ''aer, aeros'' (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air;

Neo-Latin Neo-LatinSidwell, Keith ''Classical Latin-Medieval Latin-Neo Latin'' in ; others, throughout. (also known as New Latin and Modern Latin) is the style of written Latin used in original literary, scholarly, and scientific works, first in Italy d ...

, a rod '' bacter'', nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; giving ''Cryptanaerobacter'', an anaerobic rod that is hidden within the consortium.

Species

The genus contains a single species, ''

Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus ''Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus'' is a gram-positive anaerobic bacterial species in the genus '' Cryptanaerobacter''. The genus ''Cryptanaerobacter'' contains a single species, namely ''C. phenolicus'' (Type species of the genus).; Neo-Latin nou ...

'' (Juteau ''et al''. 2005, (type species of the genus). The specific name is from Latin ''phenol'', phenol; ''icus'', suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; giving ''phenolicus'', belonging to phenol.)

References

Peptococcaceae Monotypic bacteria genera Bacteria genera {{Clostridia-stub