title: Acetothermus
text: # Acetothermus
  
  Acetothermus is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The name Acetothermus derives from: Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Acetothermus, a thermophilic microorganism producing acetic acid.
  
  ## Species
  
  The genus contains single species, namely A. paucivorans ( Dietrich et al. 1988, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective paucus, few, little; Latin participle adjective vorans, eating, devouring; N.L participle adjective paucivorans, eating little (utilizing only a very restricted number of the supplied substrates).)
  
  