Crossiella
| Crossiella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Actinobacteria" |
| Class: | Actinobacteria |
| Subclass: | Actinobacteridae |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Suborder: | Pseudonocardineae |
| Family: | Pseudonocardiaceae |
| Genus: | Crossiella |
| Type species | |
| C. cryophila | |
Crossiella is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).[1]
Etymology
The name Crossiella derives from:
New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Crossiella, 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 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[2]
- C. cryophila ( (Labeda and Lechevalier 1989) Labeda 2001, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun kruos, icy cold, frost; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjectivecryophila, cold-loving, referring to the low permissive temperature range for growth.)[3]
- C. equi ( Donahue et al. 2002, ; Latin genitive case noun equi, of the horse, referring to the source of isolation of this microorganism, equine placentas.)[4]
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". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Crossiella entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/51/4/1575
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/52/6/2169