Aeriscardovia

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

Aeriscardovia
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
"Actinobacteria"
Class:
Actinobacteria
Subclass:
Actinobacteridae
Order:
Bifidobacteriales
Family:
Bifidobacteriaceae
Genus:
Aeriscardovia
Type species
A. aeriphila

Etymology
See also: List of bacterial genera named after personal names

The name Aeriscardovia derives from:
Latin masculine gender noun aer aeris, air; New Latin feminine gender noun Scardovia, a bacterial generic name to honour Vittorio Scardovi, an Italian microbiologist; New Latin feminine gender noun Aeriscardovia, cells similar to the genus Scardovia that can grow in air.[2]

Species

The genus contains a single species,[2] namely A. aeriphila ( Simpson et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender noun aer aeris, air; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective aeriphila, air-loving.)[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. Aeriscardovia 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2011-05-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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