Lyticum
| Lyticum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Proteobacteria" |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rickettsiales |
| Genus: | Lyticum |
| Type species | |
| Latin flagellatum | |
Lyticum is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).[1]
Etymology
The name Lyticum derives from:
New Latin adjective lyticus -a -um (from Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός) -ē -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin neuter gender noun Lyticum, dissolver.[2]
Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[2]
- L. flagellatum ( (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982, nom. rev. (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun flagellum, a whip, scourge, whip; Latin neuter gender suff. -atum, suffix denoting provided with; New Latin neuter gender adjective flagellatum, with flagella.)[3]
- L. sinuosum ( (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982, nom. rev.; Latin neuter gender adjective sinuosum, full of bendings, windings, or curves, sinuous.)[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Classification of Genera DL 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.]
- 1 2 Lyticum 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/reprint/32/1/140
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/32/1/140
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