Acetohalobium

Acetohalobium is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Acetohalobium derives from: Latin acetum, vinegar; Greek noun hals (ἅλς), salt; Greek bios (βίος), life; giving Acetohalobium'', acetate-producing organism living in salt.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely A. arabaticum ( Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990), type species of the genus; Latin arabaticum, from Arabat, a peninsula between the Sea of Azov and Sivash.