''Actinophytocola'' is a genus in the phylum
Actinomycetota (
Bacteria
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).
Etymology
The name ''Actinophytocola'' derives from the
Greek noun or , a ray, beam;
Greek noun , plant;
Latin
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masculine gender
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suff. (from
Latin
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noun ), a dweller, inhabitant;
New Latin masculine gender
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noun ''Actinophytocola'', actinobacterial dweller inside a plant.
Species
The genus contains 10 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
[
* '' A. algeriensis'' Bouznada et al. 2016]masculine gender
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adjective , of or belonging to Burenkhan, isolated from soil of Burenkhan, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia.)
* '' A. corallina'' (Otoguro ''et al''. 2011; Latin
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feminine gender
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adjective , coral red, because the organism produces coral-coloured soluble pigment.)[
* '' A. glycyrrhizae'' Cao et al. 2018]Latin
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noun , rice and also the name of a botanical genus; Latin
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genitive case
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noun , of rice, denoting the isolation of the type strain from roots of Thai glutinous rice plants.)[
* '' A. timorensis'' (Otoguro ''et al''. 2011; New Latin ]feminine gender
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adjective , of or pertaining to (West) Timor, Indonesia, from where the type strain was isolated.)[
* '' A. xanthii'' Wang et al. 2017][
* '' A. xinjiangensis'' Guo ''et al''. 2011][
]
See also
* Bacterial taxonomy
* Microbiology
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References
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Bacteria genera
Actinomycetota