acetoanaerobium acetoanaerobium acetoanaerobium is a genus in the family of peptostreptococcaceae. acetoanaerobium scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: clostridia order: eubacteriales family: peptostreptococcaceae genus: acetoanaerobiumsleat et al. 1985 type species acetoanaerobium noterae species acetoanaerobium noterae sleat et al. 1985 acetoanaerobium pronyense bes et al. 2015 acetoanaerobium sticklandii (stadtman and mcclung 1957) galperin et al. 2016 etymology the name acetoanaerobium derives from the latin noun acetum, vinegar; greek prefix an (ἄν), not; greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; greek noun bios (βίος), life; neo-latin neuter gender noun acetoanaerobium, vinegar anaerobe.