Dactylosporangium Explained

Dactylosporangium is a genus of bacteria in the phylum Actinomycetota.

Etymology

The name Dactylosporangium derives from:
Greek noun daktulos, finger; Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed, and in biology a spore; Greek neuter gender noun angeion (Latin transliteration angium), vessel ; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Dactylosporangium an organism with finger-shaped, spore-containing vessels (sporangia).

Species

The genus Dactylosporangium comprises the following species:

• D. aurantiacum Thiemann et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) (Neo-Latin neuter gender adjective aurantiacum, orange colored.)^[1]
• D. cerinum Liu et al. 2015
• D. darangshiense Seo and Lee 2010 (Neo-Latin neuter gender adjective darangshiense, of or pertaining to Darangshi, referring to Darangshi Oreum in Jeju, Republic of Korea, the site from which the type strain was isolated.)^[2]
• D. fulvum Shomura et al. 1986 (Latin neuter gender adjective fulvum, deep yellow, tawny, yellowish brown, referring to the color of the vegetative mycelium.)^[3]
• D. luridum Kim et al. 2010 (Latin neuter gender adjective luridum, pale yellow.)^[4]
• D. luteum Kim et al. 2010 (Latin neuter gender adjective luteum, orange - yellow, flame-coloured.)^[4]
• D. maewongense Chiaraphongphon et al. 2010 (Neo-Latin neuter gender adjective maewongense, pertaining to Maewong National Park, where the type strain was isolated.)^[5]
• D. matsuzakiense Shomura and Niida 1983 (Neo-Latin neuter gender adjective matsuzakiense, of or pertaining to Matsuzaki-cho, Izu Peninsula, Japan.)^[6]
• D. roseum Shomura et al. 1985 (Latin neuter gender adjective roseum, rose colored, pink.)^[7]
• D. salmoneum (ex Celmer et al. 1978) Kim et al. 2010 (Latin noun salmo -onis, salmon; Latin adjective suff. -eus -a -um, suffix used with various meanings; Neo-Latin neuter gender adjective salmoneum, salmon-coloured.)^[4]
• D. siamense Thawai and Suriyachadkun 2013
• D. solaniradicis Fan et al. 2016
• D. sucinum Phongsopitanun et al. 2016
• D. thailandense Thiemann et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) (Neo-Latin neuter gender adjective thailandense, of or pertaining to Thailand.)^[1]
• D. tropicum Thawai et al. 2011

• D. vinaceum Shomura et al. 1983 (Latin neuter gender adjective vinaceum, of or belonging to wine, intended to mean wine colored.)^[8]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

Notes and References

1. Thiemann . J. E. . Pagani . H. . Beretta . G. . A new genus of the Actinoplanaceae: Dactylosporangium, gen. nov . Archiv für Mikrobiologie . 58 . 42–52 . 1967 . 10.1007/BF00691167.
2. Seo . S. H. . Lee . S. D. . Dactylosporangium darangshiense sp. Nov., isolated from rock soil . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 60 . 6 . 1256–1260 . 2009 . 10.1099/ijs.0.012856-0 . 19666791. free .
3. 10.1099/00207713-36-2-166. Dactylosporangium fulvum sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 36. 2. 166. 1986. Shomura . T.. Amano . S.. Yoshida . J.. Kojima . M.. free.
4. Kim . B. -Y. . Stach . J. E. M. . Weon . H. -Y. . Kwon . S. -W. . Goodfellow . M. . Dactylosporangium luridum sp. Nov., Dactylosporangium luteum sp. Nov. And Dactylosporangium salmoneum sp. Nov., nom. Rev., isolated from soil . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 60 . 8 . 1813–1823 . 2010 . 10.1099/ijs.0.016541-0 . 20688750. free . 3783008 .
5. Chiaraphongphon . S. . Suriyachadkun . C. . Tamura . T. . Thawai . C. . Dactylosporangium maewongense sp. Nov., isolated from soil . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 60 . 5 . 1200–1205 . 2009 . 10.1099/ijs.0.016378-0. 19667384 . free .
6. 10.1099/00207713-33-3-672. Validation of the Publication of New Names and New Combinations Previously Effectively Published Outside the IJSB: List No. 11. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 33. 3. 672–674. 1983. free.
7. 10.1099/00207713-35-1-1. Dactylosporangium roseum sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 35. 1–4. 1985. Shomura . T.. Amano . S.. Tohyama . H.. Yoshida . J.. Ito . T.. Niida . T.. free.
8. 10.1099/00207713-33-2-309. Dactylosporangium vinaceum sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 33. 2. 309. 1983. Shomura . T.. Yoshida . J.. Miyadoh . S.. Ito . T.. Niida . T.. free.