Mycoplana

Mycoplana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Rhizobiales
Family:	Brucellaceae
Genus:	Mycoplana
Species
	M. dimorpha; M. ramosa[1]

Mycoplana is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria.[2] The cells are slightly curved or irregularly shaped rods. Initially, the cells can form filaments, which can also be branched. After some time, the filaments break up into irregular rods. Mycoplana is motile by peritrichous flagella.[2]

Etymology

The genus name Mycoplana consists of two words, mykos ("mushroom") and planos ("wandering").[1] It refers to the mobility and the similarity with fungi (the genus produces filaments like fungi).

References

Euzéby, J. P. "List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature". Retrieved March 24, 2014.
George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 2: The Proteobacteria Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteabacteria. 2. Auflage, Springer, New York 2005, ISBN 0-387-24145-0

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[LPSN-1] Euzéby, J. P. "List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature". Retrieved March 24, 2014.

[Bergey-2] George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 2: The Proteobacteria Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteabacteria. 2. Auflage, Springer, New York 2005, ISBN 0-387-24145-0