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Actinosynnema

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Actinosynnema
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetes
Order: Pseudonocardiales
Family: Pseudonocardiaceae
Genus: Actinosynnema
Hasegawa et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)[1]
Type species
Actinosynnema mirum
Hasegawa, Lechevalier & Lechevalier 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Species
  • A. mirum
  • A. pretiosum

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

The name Actinosynnema derives from:
Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), beam =actinomycete-like bacterium; Greek prep. syn, in company with, together with; Greek noun nema, thread; N.Greek noun synnema, threads wrapping together, synnema; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Actinosynnema, indicates a synnema-forming actinomycete.[2]

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