Alicycliphilus

Alicycliphilus is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Alicycliphilus derives from: Greek adjective aliphos, fat; Latin noun cyclus, circle or ring; Neo-Latin pref. alicycli-, referring to circular fat-like organic compounds; Neo-Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective Alicycliphilus, alicyclic compound-liking, referring to the substrates used for the isolation of this organism.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely A. denitrificans. The specific epithet denitrificans is a Neo-Latin participle adjective meaning denitrifying.