Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum

Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum
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J. agaricidamnosum
Binomial name
Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum
Lincoln et al. 1999[1]
Type strain
CCUG 43140, CIP 106332, DSM 9628, DSMZ 3945, IAM 14973, ICMP 16941, JCM 21444, NBRC 102515, NCPPB 3945, W1r3, W1R3[2]

Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum is a bacterium of the family Oxalobacteraceae and the genus Janthinobacterium that causes a soft rot disease of Agaricus bisporus.[3] Because of this ability, it could help treating diseases caused by fungi in humans.[4] Analyses have shown that jagaricin, a substance which is produced by J. agaricidamnosum, could have a major part for its antimycotic activity.[5]

Etymology

J. agaricidamnosum comes from the Latin word agaricum, which means fungus and the Latin verb damnous, which means destruction (damnosusum = destructive). Agaricidamnosum = damaging mushroom.[6]

References

  1. "Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum - Encyclopedia of Life".
  2. http://www.straininfo.net/taxa/5717
  3. Lincoln, Steven P.; Fermor, Terence R.; Tindall, B. J. (Oct 1999). "Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum sp. nov., a soft rot pathogen of Agaricus bisporus". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 49 Pt 4 (4): 1577–89. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-4-1577. PMID 10555339.
  4. "Vom fauligen Pilz zum Therapeutikum? | CHEManager".
  5. http://www.webnews.de/1373975/jagaricin-verursacht-nassfaeule
  6. "Genus: Janthinobacterium". Retrieved 2013-02-06.


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