''Actinopolyspora'' is a genus in the phylum
Actinomycetota
The ''Actinomycetota'' (or ''Actinobacteria'') are a phylum of all gram-positive bacteria. They can be terrestrial or aquatic. They are of great economic importance to humans because agriculture and forests depend on their contributions to soi ...
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Bacteria
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Etymology
The name ''Actinopolyspora'' means "the many-spored actinomycete" (''aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος)'', nominally meaning a beam, but in effect meaning an actinomycete-like bacterium, poly meaning many, spora meaning spores)
Species
The genus contains 11 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
* '' A. alba'' Tang et al. 2011
* '' A. algeriensis'' Meklat et al. 2013
* '' A. biskrensis'' Saker et al. 2015
* "'' A. dayingensis''" Guan et al. 2013
* '' A. erythraea'' Tang et al. 2011
* '' A. halophila'' Gochnauer ''et al''. 1975 (Approved Lists)
* '' A. lacussalsi'' Guan et al. 2013
* '' A. mortivallis'' Yoshida ''et al''. 1991
* '' A. mzabensis'' Meklat et al. 2013
* '' A. righensis'' Meklat et al. 2014
* '' A. saharensis'' Meklat et al. 2013
* '' A. salinaria'' Duangmal et al. 2016
* '' A. xinjiangensis'' Guan ''et al''. 2011
See also
* Bacterial taxonomy
Bacterial taxonomy is the taxonomy, i.e. the rank-based classification, of bacteria.
In the scientific classification established by Carl Linnaeus, each species has to be assigned to a genus ( binary nomenclature), which in turn is a lower level ...
* Microbiology
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References
Bacteria genera
Actinomycetia
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