Tenericutes

Tenericutes (tener cutis: soft skin) is a phylum of bacteria that contains the class Mollicutes. The name was validated in 1984 as a new division (phylum).[3][4][5] Notable genera include Mycoplasma, Spiroplasma, Ureaplasma, and Phytoplasma.

Tenericutes
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
(unranked):
Phylum:
Tenericutes

Murray 1984[1]
Class[2]

Mollicutes

References

  1. Murray, R.G.E. (1984). "The higher taxa, or, a place for everything...?" pp. 31-34. In N.R. Krieg and J.G. Holt (eds.) Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, vol. 1. The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore.
  2. J.P. Euzéby. "Tenericutes". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  3. Validation of the Publication of New Names and New Combinations ... Archived 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine Int. J. of Sust. Bact.; July 1984, p. 355-357
  4. "Tenericutes". Taxonomy Browser. NCBI. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  5. Ludwig, W.; Schleifer, K.-H., and Whitman, W.B. (In press, release in 2009). "Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes". In P. De Vos et al. (eds.) Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed., vol. 3 (The Firmicutes). Springer-Verlag, New York. ISBN 0-387-95041-9 Revised Road Map to the Phylum Firmicutes Archived 2010-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
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