Actinopolymorpha

Actinopolymorpha is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria).[1]

Actinopolymorpha
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Propionibacteriales
Family: Actinopolymorphaceae
Genus: Actinopolymorpha
Wang et al. 2001
Type species
Actinopolymorpha singaporensis
Wang et al. 2001
Species

See text.

Etymology

The name Actinopolymorpha derives from:
Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος); Greek adjective polumorphos, multiform, manifold; New Latin feminine gender noun (New Latin feminine gender adjective used as a substantive) Actinopolymorpha, actinomycete of many shapes.[2]

Species

The genus contains four species, namely[2]

  • A. alba Cao et al. 2009 (Latin feminine gender adjective alba, white, referring to the white substrate mycelium.)[3]
  • A. cephalotaxi Yuan et al. 2010 (New Latin genitive case noun cephalotaxi, of Cephalotaxus, isolated from Cephalotaxus fortunei from which the rhizosphere soil sample was collected.)[4]
  • A. pittospori Kaewkla and Franco 2011
  • A. rutila Wang et al. 2008 (Latin feminine gender adjective rutila, red inclining to golden-yellow, referring to the colour of colonies produced.)[5]
  • A. singaporensis Wang et al. 2001 (New Latin feminine gender adjective singaporensis, of or belonging to Singapore, signifying the country where the type strain was isolated.)[6]

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. Actinopolymorpha 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. Cao, Y. -R.; Jiang, Y.; Wu, J. -Y.; Xu, L. -H.; Jiang, C. -L. (2009). "Actinopolymorpha alba sp. Nov., isolated from a rhizosphere soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59 (9): 2200–2203. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.010280-0. PMID 19605725.
  4. Yuan, L. -J.; Zhang, Y. -Q.; Yu, L. -Y.; Sun, C. -H.; Wei, Y. -Z.; Liu, H. -Y.; Li, W. -J.; Zhang, Y. -Q. (2009). "Actinopolymorpha cephalotaxi sp. Nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from rhizosphere soil of the plant Cephalotaxus fortunei". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (Pt 1): 51–54. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.011197-0. PMID 19648316.
  5. Wang, Y. -X.; Zhang, Y. -Q.; Xu, L. -H.; Li, W. -J. (2008). "Actinopolymorpha rutila sp. Nov., isolated from a forest soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (10): 2443–2446. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65629-0. PMID 18842872.
  6. "Actinopolymorpha singaporensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinomycete from the tropical rainforest of Singapore -- Wang et al. 51 (2): 467 -- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
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