Marinactinospora

Marinactinospora is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria). It contains a single species, Marinactinospora thermotolerans. The species has a high tolerance for environmental temperatures, up to 55°C.[1]

Marinactinospora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Streptosporangiales
Family: Nocardiopsaceae
Genus: Marinactinospora
Tian et al. 2009[1]
Type species
M. thermotolerans

Etymology

The name Marinactinospora derives from the Latin adjective marinus, of or belonging to the sea; Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), a beam; Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed, and in biology a spore; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Marinactinospora, marine and spored ray, referring to marine spore-forming actinomycete.[2] The specific name derives from the Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; Neo-Latin participle adjective thermotolerans, able to tolerate a high temperature.)[1]

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References

  1. Tian, X.-P.; Tang, S.-K.; Dong, J.-D.; Zhang, Y.-Q.; Xu, L.-H.; Zhang, S.; Li, W.-J. (2009). "Marinactinospora thermotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine actinomycete isolated from a sediment in the northern South China Sea". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59: 948–952. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.005231-0.
  2. Marinactinospora 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.
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