Anaeromyxobacter is a genus in the phylum Myxococcota (Bacteria).
Etymology The name Anaeromyxobacter derives from: Greek prep. an, not or without; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Greek noun muxa, mucus, slime; New Latin masculine gender noun , a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Anaeromyxobacter, slime rod [living] without air.
Species The genus contains seven species: Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans Sanford et al. 2002 Anaeromyxobacter diazotrophicus Itoh et al. 2022 Anaeromyxobacter oryzae Itoh et al. 2022 Anaeromyxobacter oryzisoli Tang et al. 2024 Anaeromyxobacter paludicola Itoh et al. 2022 Anaeromyxobacter soli Tang et al. 2024 Anaeromyxobacter terrae Tang et al. 2024
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