# Croceibacter

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{{Short description|Genus of bacteria}}
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| 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](/source/Bacteroidota) ([Bacteria](/source/Bacteria)).<ref>{{lpsn|classificationac.html|Classification of Genera AC}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name ''Croceibacter'' derives from:<br/>[Latin](/source/Latin) adjective ''croceus'', saffron-colored; [Neo-Latin](/source/Neo-Latin) [masculine gender](/source/grammatical_gender) noun, a rod''[bacter](/source/-bacter)'', nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; [Neo-Latin](/source/Neo-Latin) [masculine gender](/source/grammatical_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](/source/Croceibacter_atlanticus)'' ( Cho and Giovannoni 2003,  (Type species of the genus).; [Latin](/source/Latin) [masculine gender](/source/grammatical_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](/source/Bacterial_taxonomy)
* [Microbiology](/source/Microbiology)

== References ==
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Category:Bacteria genera
Category:Flavobacteria
Category:Monotypic bacteria genera

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