Actinospica

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

Actinospica
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
"Actinobacteria"
Class:
Actinobacteria
Subclass:
Actinobacteridae
Order:
Actinomycetales
Suborder:
Catenulisporineae
Family:
Actinospicaceae
Genus:
Actinospica
Type species
A. robiniae

Etymology

The name Actinospica derives from:
Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), a beam (=an actinomycete-like bacterium); Latin feminine gender noun spica, tuft; New Latin feminine gender noun Actinospica, an actinomycete with tufts of aerial hyphae.[2]

Species

The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[2]

  • A. acidiphila ( Cavaletti et al. 2006; New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective acidiphila, acid-loving.)[3]
  • A. robiniae Cavaletti et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender noun Robinia, a genus of tree (as it was isolated from Robinia pseudoacacia); New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun robiniae, of Robinia[3]

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. Actinospica 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. Cavaletti, L.; Monciardini, P.; Schumann, P.; Rohde, M.; Bamonte, R.; Busti, E.; Sosio, M.; Donadio, S. (2006). "Actinospica robiniae gen. Nov., sp. Nov. And Actinospica acidiphila sp. Nov.: Proposal for Actinospicaceae fam. Nov. And Catenulisporinae subord. Nov. In the order Actinomycetales". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (8): 1747–1753. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63859-0. PMID 16902002.


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