Actinopolymorpha

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

Etymology

The name Actinopolymorpha derives from:
Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος); Greek adjective polumorphos, multiform, manifold; New Latin feminine gender noun (New Latin feminine gender adjective used as a substantive) Actinopolymorpha, actinomycete of many shapes.^[2]

Species

The genus contains four species, namely^[2]

• A. alba ( Cao et al. 2009, ; Latin feminine gender adjective alba, white, referring to the white substrate mycelium.)^[3]
• A. cephalotaxi ( Yuan et al. 2010, ; New Latin genitive case noun cephalotaxi, of Cephalotaxus, isolated from Cephalotaxus fortunei from which the rhizosphere soil sample was collected.)^[4]
• A. rutila ( Wang et al. 2008, ; Latin feminine gender adjective rutila, red inclining to golden-yellow, referring to the colour of colonies produced.)^[5]
• A. singaporensis ( Wang et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective singaporensis, of or belonging to Singapore, signifying the country where the type strain was isolated.)^[6]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References