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Lyticum

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Lyticum is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).[1]

Kingdom:Pseudomonadati
Phylum:Pseudomonadota
Class:Alphaproteobacteria
Subclass:"Rickettsidae"
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Lyticum
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Subclass: "Rickettsidae"
Order: Rickettsiales
Family: Ehrlichiaceae
Genus: Lyticum
(ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982
Type species
Lyticum flagellatum
(ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982
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Etymology

The name Lyticum derives from:
Neo-Latin lyticus (from Greek lutikos, λυτικός), able to loosen, able to dissolve; to give Lyticum, dissolver.[2]

Species

The genus contains two species:[2]

  • Lyticum flagellatum ( (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982, nom. rev. (type species of the genus)[3]
  • Lyticum sinuosum ( (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982, nom. rev.[3]

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