Planomonospora

Planomonospora is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Planomonospora
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Actinobacteria
Class:
Actinobacteria
Subclass:
Actinobacteridae
Order:
Actinomycetales
Suborder:
Streptosporangineae
Family:
Streptosporangiaceae
Genus:
Planomonospora

Thiemann et al. 1967 [1]
Type species
P. parontospora

Etymology

The name Planomonospora is derived from ancient Greek. Planos meaning wanderer or vagabond, monos meaning solitary, single and spora meaning a seed, or in biological context a spore. The name therefore describes a motile organism with a single endospore.[2]

Species

The genus contains four species.[1]

  • Planomonospora alba Mertz 1994
  • Planomonospora parontospora Thiemann et al. 1967
  • Planomonospora sphaerica Mertz 1994
  • Planomonospora venezuelensis Thiemann 1970

See also

References
  1. Page Planomonospora on Bacterio.net Retrieved 14 December 2015
  2. Mertz, F. P. (1994) "Planomonospora alba sp. nov. and Planomonospora sphaerica sp. nov., Two New Species Isolated from Soil by Baiting Techniques" International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 44: 274-281 http://ijs.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-44-2-274


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