Genus Actinopolymorpha
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
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).
Actinopolymorpha Wang et al. 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Actinopolymorpha singaporensis Wang et al. 2001.
Etymology: Gr. n. actis actinos, a ray; Gr. adj. polumorphos, multiform, manifold; N.L. fem. n. (N.L. fem. adj. used as a substantive) Actinopolymorpha, actinomycete of many shapes.
Valid publication: WANG (Y.M.), ZHANG (Z.S.), XU (X.L.), RUAN (J.S.) and WANG (Y.): Actinopolymorpha singaporensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinomycete from the tropical rainforest of Singapore. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 467-473.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The genus name Actinopolymorpha is a substantive (N.L. fem. n.), not a neo-Latin adjective as cited by Wang et al. 2001.
Actinopolymorpha alba Cao et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 48868 = CCTCC AA 208030 = DSM 45243 = JCM 16897.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU706350.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. alba, white, referring to the white substrate mycelium.
Valid publication: CAO (Y.R.), JIANG (Y.), WU (J.Y.), XU (L.H.) and JIANG (C.L.): Actinopolymorpha alba sp. nov., isolated from a rhizosphere soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2200-2203.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Actinopolymorpha cephalotaxi Yuan et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) I06-2230 = 06-2230 = CCM 7466 = DSM 45117 = JCM 17964 = KCTC 19293.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU438909.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. cephalotaxi, of Cephalotaxus, isolated from Cephalotaxus fortunei from which the rhizosphere soil sample was collected.
Valid publication: YUAN (L.J.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), YU (L.Y.), SUN (C.H.), WEI (Y.Z.), LIU (H.Y.), LI (W.J.) and ZHANG (Y.Q.): Actinopolymorpha cephalotaxi sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from rhizosphere soil of the plant Cephalotaxus fortunei. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 51-54.
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Actinopolymorpha pittospori Kaewkla and Franco 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PIP 143 = ACM 5288 = DSM 45354 = NRRL B-24810.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ805429.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. pittospori, of Pittosporum, named after the genus of the host plant Pittosporum phylliraeoides, from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: KAEWKLA (O.) and FRANCO (C.M.M.): Actinopolymorpha pittospori sp. nov., an endophyte isolated from surface-sterilized leaves of an apricot tree (Pittosporum phylliraeoides). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2616-2620.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Actinopolymorpha rutila Wang et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 45725 = CCTCC AA 206004 = DSM 18448 = JCM 16537.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF601829.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. rutila, red inclining to golden-yellow, referring to the colour of colonies produced.
Valid publication: WANG (Y.X.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), XU (L.H.) and LI (W.J.): Actinopolymorpha rutila sp. nov., isolated from a forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2443-2446.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Actinopolymorpha singaporensis Wang et al. 2001, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IM 7744 = JCM 10761 = NBRC 100040 = NRRL B-24113.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF237815.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. singaporensis, of or belonging to Singapore, signifying the country where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: WANG (Y.M.), ZHANG (Z.S.), XU (X.L.), RUAN (J.S.) and WANG (Y.): Actinopolymorpha singaporensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinomycete from the tropical rainforest of Singapore. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 467-473.
Original article in IJSEM Online