Genus Acrocarpospora
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Acrocarpospora Tamura et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Acrocarpospora pleiomorpha Tamura et al. 2000.
Etymology: Gr. adj. akros, uttermost, topmost, highest, at the top, end; Gr. n. karpos, fruit; Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed, and in biology a spore; N.L. fem. n. Acrocarpospora, an organism forming spores like fruits on the terminal mycelium.
Valid publication: TAMURA (T.), SUZUKI (S.I.) and HATANO (K.): Acrocarpospora gen. nov., a new genus of the order Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1163-1171.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Acrocarpospora corrugata (Williams and Sharples 1976) Tamura et al. 2000, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 29331= BCRC (formerly CCRC) 12360 = DSM 43316 = IFO (now NBRC) 13972 = JCM 3181 = KCTC 9431 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 11120.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB188150.
Basonym: ¤ Streptosporangium corrugatum Williams and Sharples 1976 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. fem. part. adj. corrugata, ridged (spores).
Valid publication: TAMURA (T.), SUZUKI (S.I.) and HATANO (K.): Acrocarpospora gen. nov., a new genus of the order Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1163-1171.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Acrocarpospora macrocephala Tamura et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R-55 = IFO (now NBRC) 16266 = JCM 10982.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB025318.
Etymology: Gr. adj. makrokephalos, long-headed; N.L. fem. n. macrocephala, large head.
Valid publication: TAMURA (T.), SUZUKI (S.I.) and HATANO (K.): Acrocarpospora gen. nov., a new genus of the order Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1163-1171.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Acrocarpospora phusangensis Niemhom et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PS33-18 = BCC 46906 = NBRC 108782.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB649124.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. phusangensis, of or pertaining to Phu-Sang National Park, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: NIEMHOM (N.), SURIYACHADKUN (C.), TAMURA (T.) and THAWAI (C.): Acrocarpospora phusangensis sp. nov., isolated from a temperate peat swamp forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2174-2179.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Acrocarpospora pleiomorpha Tamura et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R-31 = IFO (now NBRC) 16267 = JCM 10983.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB006174.
Etymology: Gr. adj. pleios, full; Gr. n. morphê, form, shape; N.L. fem. adj. pleiomorpha, pleiomorphic, in various shapes.
Valid publication: TAMURA (T.), SUZUKI (S.I.) and HATANO (K.): Acrocarpospora gen. nov., a new genus of the order Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1163-1171.
Original article in IJSEM Online