Croceibacter

{{Short description|Genus of bacteria}} {{Italic title}} {{Automatic_taxobox | taxon = Croceibacter | authority = Cho and Giovannoni 2003<ref name="doi10.1078/072320203322337344"/> | type_species = ''C. atlanticus'' | subdivision_ranks = Species }}

'''''Croceibacter''''' is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).<ref>{{lpsn|classificationac.html|Classification of Genera AC}}</ref>

==Etymology== The name ''Croceibacter'' derives from:<br/>Latin adjective ''croceus'', saffron-colored; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun, a rod''bacter'', nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun ''Croceibacter'', saffron-colored rod.<ref name=main>{{lpsn|c/croceibacter.html|Croceibacter}}</ref>

==Species== The genus contains a single species,<ref name=main/> namely ''C. atlanticus'' ( Cho and Giovannoni 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective ''atlanticus'', of or pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean (a species isolated from the Atlantic Ocean).)<ref name="doi10.1078/072320203322337344">{{Cite journal | last1 = Cho | first1 = J. | last2 = Giovannoni | first2 = S. J. | title = Gen. Nov., sp. Nov., A Novel Marine Bacterium in the Family | journal = Systematic and Applied Microbiology | volume = 26 | issue = 1 | pages = 76–83 | year = 2003 | pmid = 12747413 | doi = 10.1078/072320203322337344}}</ref>

==See also== * Bacterial taxonomy * Microbiology

== References == {{Reflist|2}}

Category:Bacteria genera Category:Flavobacteria Category:Monotypic bacteria genera