Actinosynnema

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

Actinosynnema
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
"Actinobacteria"
Class:
Actinobacteria
Subclass:
Actinobacteridae
Order:
Actinomycetales
Suborder:
Pseudonocardineae
Family:
Actinosynnemataceae
Genus:
Actinosynnema
Type species
A. mirum

Etymology

The name Actinosynnema derives from:
Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), beam =actinomycete-like bacterium; Greek prep. syn, in company with, together with; Greek noun nema, thread; N.Greek noun synnema, threads wrapping together, synnema; New Latin neuter gender noun Actinosynnema, indicates a synnema-forming actinomycete.[2]

Species

The genus contains 2 species, namely[2]

  • A. mirum ( Hasegawa et al. 1978, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective mirum, marvellous, wonderful.)[3]
  • A. pretiosum ( Hasegawa et al. 1983; Latin neuter gender adjective pretiosum, precious.)[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". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  2. Actinosynnema entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  3. Hasegawa, T.; Lechevalier, M. P.; Lechevalier, H. A. (1978). "New Genus of the Actinomycetales: Actinosynnema gen. Nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 28 (2): 304. doi:10.1099/00207713-28-2-304.
  4. Hasegawa, T.; Tanida, S.; Hatano, K.; Higashide, E.; Yoneda, M. (1983). "Motile Actinomycetes: Actinosynnema pretiosum subsp. Pretiosum sp. Nov., subsp. Nov., and Actinosynnema pretiosum subsp. Auranticum subsp. Nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 33 (2): 314. doi:10.1099/00207713-33-2-314.
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