Actinopolymorpha

Actinopolymorpha is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).[1]

Actinopolymorpha
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Actinobacteria
Class:
Actinobacteria
Subclass:
Actinobacteridae
Order:
Actinomycetales
Suborder:
Propionibacterineae
Family:
Nocardioidaceae
Genus:
Actinopolymorpha
Type species
A. singaporensis

Etymology

The name Actinopolymorpha derives from:
Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος); Greek adjective polumorphos, multiform, manifold; New Latin feminine gender noun (New Latin feminine gender adjective used as a substantive) Actinopolymorpha, actinomycete of many shapes.[2]

Species

The genus contains four species, namely[2]

  • A. alba ( Cao et al. 2009; Latin feminine gender adjective alba, white, referring to the white substrate mycelium.)[3]
  • A. cephalotaxi ( Yuan et al. 2010; New Latin genitive case noun cephalotaxi, of Cephalotaxus, isolated from Cephalotaxus fortunei from which the rhizosphere soil sample was collected.)[4]
  • A. rutila ( Wang et al. 2008; Latin feminine gender adjective rutila, red inclining to golden-yellow, referring to the colour of colonies produced.)[5]
  • A. singaporensis ( Wang et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective singaporensis, of or belonging to Singapore, signifying the country where the type strain was isolated.)[6]

See also

References
  1. Classification of Genera AC entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol. Microbiology Society. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655. Retrieved 2019-02-23.]
  2. Actinopolymorpha entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol. Microbiology Society. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655. Retrieved 2019-02-23.]
  3. Cao, Y. -R.; Jiang, Y.; Wu, J. -Y.; Xu, L. -H.; Jiang, C. -L. (2009). "Actinopolymorpha alba sp. Nov., isolated from a rhizosphere soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59 (9): 2200–2203. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.010280-0. PMID 19605725.
  4. Yuan, L. -J.; Zhang, Y. -Q.; Yu, L. -Y.; Sun, C. -H.; Wei, Y. -Z.; Liu, H. -Y.; Li, W. -J.; Zhang, Y. -Q. (2009). "Actinopolymorpha cephalotaxi sp. Nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from rhizosphere soil of the plant Cephalotaxus fortunei". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (Pt 1): 51–54. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.011197-0. PMID 19648316.
  5. Wang, Y. -X.; Zhang, Y. -Q.; Xu, L. -H.; Li, W. -J. (2008). "Actinopolymorpha rutila sp. Nov., isolated from a forest soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (10): 2443–2446. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65629-0. PMID 18842872.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2011-05-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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