Cycloclasticus Explained

Cycloclasticus is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).

Etymology

The name Cycloclasticus derives from:
Greek noun kuklos, circle or ring; Neo-Latin adjective clasticus -a -um (from Greek adjective klastos -ē -on, broken in pieces), breaking; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun cycloclasticus, ring-breaker.

Species

The genus contains a single species, namely C. pugetii (Dyksterhouse et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).; Neo-Latin genitive case masculine gender noun pugetii, of Puget, named in honor of Peter Puget, a British naval officer who participated in the Vancouver Expedition and for whom Puget Sound was named.)^[1] Other candidate species, e.g., "C. spirillensus," have not been formally recognized. "C. spirillenus" is notable for its spirillum morphology.^[2]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cycloclasticus pugetii gen. nov., sp. nov., an Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacterium from Marine Sediments -- DYKSTERHOUSE et al. 45 (1): 116 -- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology . 2011-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091012015706/http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/45/1/116 . 2009-10-12 . dead .
2. Chung. W.K.. Gary M. King. Isolation, characterization and polyaromatic hydrocarbon degradation potential of aerobic bacteria from marine macrofaunal burrow sediments and description of Lutibacterium anuloederans gen. nov., sp. nov., and Cycloclasticus spirillensis sp. nov. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2001. 67. 12. 5585–5592. 10.1128/aem.67.12.5585-5592.2001. 11722910. 93347. 2001ApEnM..67.5585C .