Acidaminococcus
Acidaminococcus is a genus in the phylum Bacillota, whose members are anaerobic diplococci that can use amino acids as the sole energy source for growth. Like other members of the class Negativicutes, they are gram-negative, despite being Bacillota, which are normally gram-positive.
Etymology
The name Acidaminococcus derives from:Neo-Latin noun acidum, an acid; Neo-Latin adjective aminus, amino; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun coccus, coccus-shaped; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Acidaminococcus, the amino acid coccus.