Actinoalloteichus Explained

Actinoalloteichus is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria).

Etymology

The name Actinoalloteichus derives from the Greek noun or, ray (used to refer to actinomycetes); Greek adjective, another, the other; Greek masculine gender noun, wall; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Actinoalloteichus, actinomycete with a different wall.

Species

The genus contains four species:

• A. caeruleus (Baldacci 1944) Teo et al. 2021

• "A. fjordicus" Nouioui et al. 2017
• A. hoggarensis Boudjelal et al. 2015
• A. hymeniacidonis Zhang et al. 2006 (Neo-Latin genitive case noun hymeniacidonis, of Hymeniacidon, the generic name of the marine sponge Hymeniacidon perleve, the source of the type strain.)^[1]
• A. nanshanensis Xiang et al. 2011 (Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective nanshanensis, of or pertaining to the Nanshan Temple in Guangxi Province in south China, from where the sample was collected.)^[2]
• A. spitiensis Singla et al. 2005 (Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective spitiensis, pertaining to Spiti Valley, located in the Indian Himalayas, where the type strain was isolated.)^[3]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

Notes and References

1. Zhang . H. . Zheng . W. . Huang . J. . Luo . H. . Jin . Y. . Zhang . W. . Liu . Z. . Huang . Y. . Actinoalloteichus hymeniacidonis sp. Nov., an actinomycete isolated from the marine sponge Hymeniacidon perleve . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 56 . 10 . 2309–2312 . 2006 . 10.1099/ijs.0.64217-0 . 17012552. free .
2. Xiang . W. . Liu . C. . Wang . X. . Du . J. . Xi . L. . Huang . Y. . Actinoalloteichus nanshanensis sp. Nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of a fig tree (Ficus religiosa) . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 61 . 5 . 1165–1169 . 2010 . 10.1099/ijs.0.023283-0 . 20562245.
3. Web site: Actinoalloteichus spitiensis sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a cold desert of the Indian Himalayas -- Singla et al. 55 (6): 2561 -- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 2011-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100816153329/http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/6/2561 . 2010-08-16 . dead .