Alloscardovia

Alloscardovia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetes
Order: Bifidobacteriales
Family: Bifidobacteriaceae
Genus: Alloscardovia
Huys et al. 2007[1]
Type species
Alloscardovia omnicolens

Alloscardovia is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria).[2]

Etymology

The name Alloscardovia derives from: Greek adjective allos, different; New Latin feminine gender noun Scardovia, a bacterial generic name; New Latin feminine gender noun Alloscardovia, organism related to, but different from, Scardovia and related genera.[3]

Species

The genus contains a single species,[3] namely A. omnicolens ( Huys et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective omnis, every; Latin v. colere, to dwell; Latin participle adjective colens, dwelling; New Latin participle adjective omnicolens.

References

  1. ↑ Huys, Geert; Vancanneyt, Marc; D'Haene, Klaas; Falsen, Enevold; Wauters, Georges; Vandamme, Peter (2007-07-01). "Alloscardovia omnicolens gen. nov., sp. nov., from human clinical samples". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (7): 1442–1446. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64812-0. ISSN 1466-5026. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  2. ↑ Classification of Genera AC in LPSN; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.
  3. 1 2 Alloscardovia in LPSN; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.