Crossiella

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

Crossiella
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
"Actinobacteria"
Class:
Actinobacteria
Subclass:
Actinobacteridae
Order:
Actinomycetales
Suborder:
Pseudonocardineae
Family:
Pseudonocardiaceae
Genus:
Crossiella
Type species
C. cryophila

Etymology

The name Crossiella derives from: New Latin named for Thomas Cross, a microbiologist at the University of Bradford, who made many contributions to actinomycete biology and systematics.[2]

Species

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

  • C. cryophila ( (Labeda and Lechevalier 1989) Labeda 2001, (type species of the genus); Greek kruos, icy cold, frost; New Latin philus from Greek philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin cryophila, cold-loving, referring to the low permissive temperature range for growth.)[3]
  • C. equi ( Donahue et al. 2002, ; Latin equi, of the horse, referring to the source of isolation of this microorganism, equine placentas.)[4]

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. Crossiella 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. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/51/4/1575
  4. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/52/6/2169


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