What does "acidobacterium" mean?

Any acidophilic bacteria of the genus Acidobacterium, the family Acidobacteriaceae, or the phylum Acidobacteria, which engage in non-oxygenic photosynthesis.

Acidobacterium

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Any acidophilic bacteria of the genus Acidobacterium, the family Acidobacteriaceae, or the phylum Acidobacteria, which engage in non-oxygenic photosynthesis.

Etymology

From the genus name.

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