Marinactinospora is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria). It contains a single species, Marinactinospora thermotolerans. The species has a high tolerance for environmental temperatures, up to 55°C.[1]

Marinactinospora
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Streptosporangiales
Family: Nocardiopsaceae
Genus: Marinactinospora
Tian et al. 2009[1]
Type species
Marinactinospora thermotolerans
Tian et al. 2009
Species
  • M. endophytica
  • "M. rubrisoli"
  • M. thermotolerans

Etymology

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The name Marinactinospora derives from the Latin adjective marinus, of or belonging to the sea; Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), a beam; Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed, and in biology a spore; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Marinactinospora, marine and spored ray, referring to marine spore-forming actinomycete.[2] The specific name derives from the Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; Neo-Latin participle adjective thermotolerans, able to tolerate a high temperature.)[1]

Phylogeny

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The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[3]

16S rRNA based LTP_08_2023[4][5][6]
Marinactinospora

M. endophytica Liu et al. 2015

M. thermotolerans Tian et al. 2009

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Tian, X.-P.; Tang, S.-K.; Dong, J.-D.; Zhang, Y.-Q.; Xu, L.-H.; Zhang, S.; Li, W.-J. (2009). "Marinactinospora thermotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine actinomycete isolated from a sediment in the northern South China Sea". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59: 948–952. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.005231-0.
  2. ^ a b A.C. Parte; et al. "Marinactinospora". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  3. ^ Sayers; et al. "Marinactinospora". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  4. ^ "The LTP". Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ^ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ^ "LTP_08_2023 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 20 November 2023.