Acidicapsa acidiphila

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Acidicapsa acidiphila is a species of bacteria in the genus Acidicapsa. It is a mesophilic and moderately acidophilic organism, meaning it grows best at moderate temperatures and in acidic conditions. It was isolated from acidic water in the Cueva de la Mora (the cave of the mulberry) in Spain.

Classification: Domain Bacteria; Phylum Acidobacteriota; Class Acidobacteriia; Order Acidobacteriales; Family Acidobacteriaceae; Genus Acidicapsa; Species acidiphila. Binomial name: Acidicapsa acidiphila. It was described by Falagán et al. in 2017. Type strains include MCF14, MCF10, DSM 29819, and NCCB 100576.