Crocinitomix

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Crocinitomix
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Crocinitomix

Bowman et al. 2003[1]
Type species
Crocinitomix catalasitica
Species

Crocinitomix is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).[3]

Etymology[]

The name Crocinitomix means saffron-coloured thread, derived from the Latin adjective crocinus, of or pertaining to saffron and tomix, a string or thread.[4]

Species[]

The genus contains the species Crocinitomix algicola and . C. catalasitica Bowman et al., 2003 is the type species of the genus. Its name derives from the New Latin catalasum, meaning catalase, and Latin -tica, a suffix used in adjectives with the sense of relating to, pertaining to the ability of this species to produce catalase.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2011-05-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b Parte, A.C. "Crocinitomix". LPSN.
  3. ^ Classification of Genera AC entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  4. ^ Crocinitomix entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.


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