Crossiella Explained

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

Etymology

The name Crossiella derives from: Neo-Latin named for Thomas Cross, a microbiologist at the University of Bradford, who made many contributions to actinomycete biology and systematics.

Species

The genus contains two species, namely

• C. cryophila ((Labeda and Lechevalier 1989) Labeda 2001, (type species of the genus); Greek kruos, icy cold, frost; Neo-Latin philus from Greek philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; Neo-Latin cryophila, cold-loving, referring to the low permissive temperature range for growth.)^[1]
• C. equi (Donahue et al. 2002, ; Latin equi, of the horse, referring to the source of isolation of this microorganism, equine placentas.)^[2]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crossiella gen. nov., a new genus related to Streptoalloteichus -- Labeda 51 (4): 1575 -- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 2011-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070202225535/http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/51/4/1575 . 2007-02-02 . dead .
2. Web site: Crossiella equi sp. nov., isolated from equine placentas -- Donahue et al. 52 (6): 2169 -- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 2011-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110313105853/http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/52/6/2169 . 2011-03-13 . dead .