Etymology:
Dap.to.bac.ter. Gr. ind. v.daptô, devour, gnaw; N.L. masc. n.bacter, from Greek rod; N.L. masc. n.Daptobacter
Gender:
masculine (stem: Daptobacter-)
Original publication:
Guerrero R, Pedros-Alio C, Esteve I, Mas J, Chase D, Margulis L. Predatory prokaryotes: predation and primary consumption evolved in bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1986; 83:2138-2142.
Nomenclatural status:
not validly published
Taxonomic status:
preferred name (not correct name)
Notes:
🧍 Daptobacter is a cytoplasmic predator, as these bacteria "invade their host cells and replicate in the cytoplasm, consuming their prey from the inside out" (Madigan et al. 2019).Publication:
Madigan MT, Bender KS, Buckley DH, Sattley WM, Stahl DA. Brock Biology of Mircoorganisms. Pearson, New York, 2019.
🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "DPBT" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer.Publication:
Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.