Algicola

Algicola is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).[1]

Algicola
Scientific classification
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Algicola
Type species
A. bacteriolytica

Etymology

The name Algicola derives from Latin alga, a seaweed, and cola or incola, an inhabitant or dweller; Algicola, then, means inhabitant of algae.[2]

Species

The genus contains two species:[2]

  • A. bacteriolytica Sawabe et al. 1998. Ivanova et al. 2004 (type species of the genus); bacterium, rod or staff and lytica (from Greek lutikē, able to loosen, able to dissolve, to give bacteriolytica, bacteria-dissolving[3]
  • A. sagamiensis Kobayashi et al. 2003, Nam et al. 2007, sagamiensis, referring to Sagami Bay, the place of isolation[4]

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