Dendrosporobacter
# Dendrosporobacter

Dendrosporobacter is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria). Members of the class Negativicutes, stain gram negative, despite being firmicutes

## Etymology

The name Dendrosporobacter derives from: Greek noun dendron, tree; Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed, and in biology a spore; Neo-Latin noun, a rod bacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod, staff; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Dendrosporobacter, a spore-bearing rod from a tree.

## Species

The genus contains a single species, namely D. quercicolus ( (Stankewich et al. 1971) Strömpl et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun quercus, oak; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective quercicolus, intended to mean associated with oak trees).

