Anaeroplasma
Genus of bacteria
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Anaeroplasma is a genus in the phylum Mycoplasmatota (Bacteria).[2]
| Anaeroplasma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Mycoplasmatota |
| Class: | Mollicutes |
| Order: | Anaeroplasmatales |
| Family: | Anaeroplasmataceae |
| Genus: | Anaeroplasma Robinson et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980) (type genus of the order Anaeroplasmatales Robinson and Freundt 1987; type genus of the family Anaeroplasmataceae Robinson and Freundt 1987).[1] |
| Type species | |
| Anaeroplasma abactoclasticum Robinson et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980) | |
Etymology
The name Anaeroplasma derives from:Greek prefix an, not, without; Greek noun aer, air; Greek neuter gender noun plasma (πλάσμα), anything formed or moulded, image, figure, form; New Latin neuter gender noun Anaeroplasma, a form not living in air, intended to mean anaerobic mycoplasma.[3]
Species
The genus contains 4 species, namely[3]
- Anaeroplasma abactoclasticum ( Robinson et al. 1975, species. (Type species of the genus).; Greek prefix a, not, without; Greek bakt- (Latin transliteration bact-), part of the stem of the Greek dim. noun bakterion (Latin transliteration bacterium), a small rod; New Latin adjective clasticus -a -um (from Greek adjective klastos -ē -on, broken in pieces), breaking; New Latin neuter gender adjective abactoclasticum, intended to mean not bacteriolytic.)[4]
- Anaeroplasma bactoclasticum ( (Robinson and Hungate 1973) Robinson and Allison 1975, species.; Greek bakt- (Latin transliteration bact-), part of the stem of the Greek dim. noun bakterion (Latin transliteration bacterium), a small rod; New Latin adjective clasticus -a -um (from Greek adjective klastos -ē -on, broken in pieces), breaking; New Latin neuter gender adjective bactoclasticum, bacteria-breaking.)[5]
- Anaeroplasma intermedium ( Robinson and Freundt 1987, ; Latin neuter gender adjective intermedium, intermediate.)[6]
- Anaeroplasma varium ( Robinson and Freundt 1987, ; Latin neuter gender adjective varium, diverse, varied, intended to mean different from Anaeroplasma bactoclasticum.)[7]
