Actinaurispora
Actinaurispora is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).[1]
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| Genus: | Actinaurispora |
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| A. siamensis | |
Etymology
The name Actinaurispora derives from: Greek noun actis actinos, ray; Latin noun aurum, gold, the colour of gold; New Latin feminine gender noun spora, (from Greek noun spora, seed) a spore; New Latin feminine gender noun Actinaurispora, ray (fungus) producing orange spores.[2]
Species
The genus contains a single species,[2] namely A. siamensis ( Thawai et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective siamensis, of Siam, the old name for Thailand, the country of origin of the soil from which the type strain was isolated, given the fact that Latin or mediaeval Latin terms for countries should be used, c.f. Bacterial taxonomy)[3]
See also
References
- 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.
- Actinaurispora 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.
- Thawai, C.; Tanasupawat, S.; Suwanborirux, K.; Kudo, T. (2009). "Actinaurispora siamensis gen. Nov., sp. Nov., a new member of the family Micromonosporaceae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (7): 1660–1666. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.013763-0. PMID 19734290.
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