| Acetohalobium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Halanaerobiales |
| Family: | Halobacteroidaceae |
| Genus: | Acetohalobium Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990 |
| Type species | |
| Acetohalobium arabaticum Zhilina & Zavarzin 1990 | |
| Species | |
Acetohalobium is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).
The name Acetohalobium derives from: Latin acetum, vinegar; Greek noun hals (ἅλς), salt; Greek bios (βίος), life; giving Acetohalobium, acetate-producing organism living in salt.
The genus contains a single species, A. arabaticum ( Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990), type species of the genus; Latin arabaticum, from Arabat, a peninsula between the Sea of Azov and Sivash.