| Adhaeribacter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidetes |
| Class: | Sphingobacteria |
| Order: | Sphingobacteriales |
| Family: | Cytophagaceae |
| Genus: | Adhaeribacter |
| Type species | |
| A. aquaticus |
|
| Species | |
A. aerolatus
A. aerophilus
A. aquaticus
A. terreus
Adhaeribacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).
The name Adhaeribacter derives from:
Latin v. adhaereo -ere, to adhere to, stick to; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Adhaeribacter, sticky rod.
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely