Actinosynnema

Actinosynnema is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).^[1]

Etymology

The name Actinosynnema derives from:
Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), beam =actinomycete-like bacterium; Greek prep. syn, in company with, together with; Greek noun nema, thread; N.Greek noun synnema, threads wrapping together, synnema; New Latin neuter gender noun Actinosynnema, indicates a synnema-forming actinomycete.^[2]

Species

The genus contains 2 species, namely^[2]

• A. mirum ( Hasegawa et al. 1978, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective mirum, marvellous, wonderful.)^[3]
• A. pretiosum ( Hasegawa et al. 1983, ; Latin neuter gender adjective pretiosum, precious.)^[4]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References