Genus Lyticum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Lyticum (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982, gen. nov., nom. rev.
Type species: ¤ Lyticum flagellatum (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982.
Synonym: "Lyticum" Preer et al. 1974.
Etymology: N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. n. Lyticum, dissolver.
Valid publication: PREER Jr. (J.R.) and PREER (L.B.): Revival of names of protozoan endosymbionts and proposal of Holospora caryophila nom. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 140-141.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Lyticum flagellatum (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982, sp. nov., nom. rev. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 299 = ATCC 30700 (the accession numbers refer to protozoan strains carrying the endosymbionts).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Synonym: "Lyticum flagellatum" Preer et al. 1974.
Etymology: L. n. flagellum, a whip, scourge, whip; L. neut. suff. -atum, suffix denoting provided with; N.L. neut. adj. flagellatum, with flagella.
Valid publication: PREER Jr. (J.R.) and PREER (L.B.): Revival of names of protozoan endosymbionts and proposal of Holospora caryophila nom. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 140-141.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Lyticum sinuosum (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 114 = ATCC 30696 (the accession numbers refer to protozoan strains carrying the endosymbionts).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Synonym: "Lyticum sinuosum" Preer et al. 1974.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. sinuosum, full of bendings, windings, or curves, sinuous.
Valid publication: PREER Jr. (J.R.) and PREER (L.B.): Revival of names of protozoan endosymbionts and proposal of Holospora caryophila nom. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 140-141.
Original article in IJSEM Online