| Aeriscardovia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Actinobacteria" |
| Class: | Actinobacteria |
| Subclass: | Actinobacteridae |
| Order: | Bifidobacteriales |
| Family: | Bifidobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Aeriscardovia |
| Type species | |
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A. aeriphila |
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Aeriscardovia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).
The name Aeriscardovia derives from:
Latin masculine gender noun aer aeris, air; New Latin feminine gender noun Scardovia, a bacterial generic name to honour Vittorio Scardovi, an Italian microbiologist; New Latin feminine gender noun Aeriscardovia, cells similar to the genus Scardovia that can grow in air.
The genus contains a single species, namely A. aeriphila ( Simpson et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender noun aer aeris, air; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective aeriphila, air-loving.)