Crossiella

Crossiella is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria).[2]

Crossiella
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Pseudonocardiales
Family: Pseudonocardiaceae
Genus: Crossiella
Labeda 2001[1]
Type species
Crossiella cryophila
corrig. (Labeda and Lechevalier 1989) Labeda 2001
Species

See text.

Etymology

The name Crossiella derives from: New Latin named for Thomas Cross, a microbiologist at the University of Bradford, who made many contributions to actinomycete biology and systematics.[2]

Species

The genus contains two species, namely[2]

  • C. cryophila ( (Labeda and Lechevalier 1989) Labeda 2001, (type species of the genus); Greek kruos, icy cold, frost; New Latin philus from Greek philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin cryophila, cold-loving, referring to the low permissive temperature range for growth.)[1]
  • C. equi ( Donahue et al. 2002, ; Latin equi, of the horse, referring to the source of isolation of this microorganism, equine placentas.)[3]

See also

References
  1. "Crossiella gen. nov., a new genus related to Streptoalloteichus -- Labeda 51 (4): 1575 -- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology". Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  2. Crossiella 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. "Crossiella equi sp. nov., isolated from equine placentas -- Donahue et al. 52 (6): 2169 -- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology". Archived from the original on 2011-03-13. Retrieved 2011-05-28.


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