Micromonosporaceae is a family of

bacteria Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were am ...

of the class '' Actinomycetia''. They are

gram-positive In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall. Gram-positive bact ...

spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, ...

-forming soil organisms that form a true

mycelium Mycelium (plural mycelia) is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are found in and on soil and many other substrates. A typical single spore germinates ...

Genera

Micromonosporaceae comprises the following genera: * ''

Actinocatenispora ''Actinocatenispora'' is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota ( Bacteria). Etymology The name ''Actinocatenispora'' derives from Greek noun '' ()'', a beam, ray; Latin noun ', chain; Greek feminine gender noun '' ()'', seed, and in biology a ...

'' Thawai et al. 2006 * ''

Actinoplanes ''Actinoplanes'' is a genus in the family Micromonosporaceae. They have aerial mycelia and spherical, motile spores. ''Actinoplanes'' species produce the pharmaceutically important compounds valienamine (a precursor to the antidiabetic drug aca ...

'' Couch 1950 (Approved Lists 1980) * ''

Actinorhabdospora ''Actinorhabdospora filicis'' is a bacterium from the genus ''Actinorhabdospora'' which has been isolated from soil in Tokyo, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situat ...

'' Mingma et al. 2016 * '' Allocatelliglobosispora'' Lee and Lee 2011 * ''

Allorhizocola ''Allorhizocola rhizosphaerae'' is a species of bacteria from the family Micromonosporaceae which has been isolated from rhizospheric soil from the plant '' Calligonum mongolicum'' from the Xinjiang Province Xinjiang Province is a historical ...

'' Sun et al. 2019 * '' Asanoa'' Lee and Hah 2002 * '' Catellatospora'' Asano and Kawamoto 1986 * ''

Catelliglobosispora ''Catelliglobosispora koreensis'' is a species of bacteria from the family ''Micromonosporaceae''. ''Catelliglobosispora koreensis'' has been isolated from soil from a gold mine cave from Kongju in Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a ...

'' Ara et al. 2008 * '' Catenuloplanes'' Yokota et al. 1993 * '' Couchioplanes'' Tamura et al. 1994 * ''

Dactylosporangium ''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 g ...

'' Thiemann et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) * '' Hamadaea'' Ara et al. 2008 * ''

Krasilnikovia ''Krasilnikovia cinnamomea'' is a bacterium species in the genus '' Krasilnikovia''. Nomenclature The genus is named after Russian microbiologist Nikolai Aleksandrovich Krasil'nikov Nikolai Aleksandrovich Krasilnikov (russian: Никола́й ...

'' Ara and Kudo 2007 * ''

Longispora ''Longispora'' is a Gram-positive, aerobic and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family ''Micromonosporaceae Micromonosporaceae is a family of bacteria of the class ''Actinomycetia''. They are gram-positive, spore-forming soil organisms ...

'' Matsumoto et al. 2003 * ''

Luedemannella ''Luedemannella'' is a Gram-positive, aerobic and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family ''Micromonosporaceae Micromonosporaceae is a family of bacteria of the class ''Actinomycetia''. They are gram-positive, spore-forming soil organi ...

'' Ara and Kudo 2007 * '' Mangrovihabitans'' Liu et al. 2017 * ''

Micromonospora ''Micromonospora'' is a genus of bacteria of the family Micromonosporaceae. They are gram-positive, spore-forming, generally aerobic, and form a branched mycelium; they occur as saprotrophic forms in soil and water. Various species are source ...

'' Ørskov 1923 (Approved Lists 1980) * "'' Natronosporangium''" Sorokin et al. 2022 * ''

Phytohabitans ''Phytohabitans'' is a Gram-positive, aerobic, mesophilic and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of ''Micromonosporaceae Micromonosporaceae is a family of bacteria of the class ''Actinomycetia''. They are gram-positive, spore-form ...

'' Inahashi et al. 2010 * '' Phytomonospora'' Li et al. 2011 * '' Pilimelia'' Kane 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) * '' Planosporangium'' Wiese et al. 2008 * ''

Plantactinospora ''Plantactinospora'' is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota ( Bacteria). See also * Microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellula ...

'' Qin et al. 2009 * '' Polymorphospora'' Tamura et al. 2006 * '' Pseudosporangium'' Ara et al. 2008 * '' Rhizocola'' Matsumoto et al. 2014 * '' Rugosimonospora'' Monciardini et al. 2009 * ''

Salinispora ''Salinispora'' is a genus of obligately aerobic, gram-positive, non-acid-fast bacteria belonging to the family of Micromonosporaceae. They are heterotrophic, non-motile, and obligately grow under high osmotic/ ionic-strength conditions. They ...

'' Maldonado et al. 2005 * "'' Solwaraspora''" Magarvey et al. 2004 * '' Spirilliplanes'' Tamura et al. 1997 * ''

Virgisporangium ''Virgisporangium'' is a genus of gram-positive bacteria In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad catego ...

'' corrig. Tamura et al. 2001 * "'' Wangella''" Jia et al. 2013

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the

List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) is an online database that maintains information on the nomenclature, naming and Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy of prokaryotes, following the taxonomy requirements and rulings of the In ...

(LPSN). The phylogeny is based on whole-genome analysis.

Notes

References

Micromonosporaceae Soil biology {{actinobacteria-stub