Diplocalyx Explained

Diplocalyx is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum.^[1] The genus was originally established in 1968 on the basis of differential morphology when compared to other spirochete species.^[2] No species within it has been successfully grown in culture. Up to now there is only on species of this genus known (Diplocalyx calotermitidis).^[3]

See also

• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera

External links

• LPSN: Genus Diplocalyx

Notes and References

1. Bermudes. D. Chase, D . Margulis, L . Lynn Margulis. Morphology as a basis for taxonomy of large spirochetes symbiotic in wood-eating cockroaches and termites: Pillotina gen. nov., nom. rev.; Pillotina calotermitidis sp. nov., nom. rev.; Diplocalyx gen. nov., nom. rev.; Diplocalyx calotermitidis sp. nov., nom. rev.; Hollandina gen. nov., nom.[TRUNCATED].. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. Jul 1988. 38. 3. 291–302. 11542253. 10.1099/00207713-38-3-291. free.
2. Book: The Prokaryotes. 1992. Springer New York. 978-1-4757-2193-5. 3965–3978. Margulis, Lynn. Lynn Margulis. Hinkle, Gregory. Large Symbiotic Spirochetes: Clevelandina, Cristispira, Diplocalyx, Hollandina, and Pillotina.
3. https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/diplocalyx LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de