The Actinomycetaceae (often called actinomycetes or mycelial bacteria) are a family of bacteria in the order Actinomycetales that contains the medically important genus Actinomyces. These organisms are closely related to the mycobacteria, but were originally classified as fungi because they were thought to be transitional forms between bacteria and fungi.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Family: | Actinomycetaceae Buchanan 1918 (Approved Lists 1980)[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Genera
editThe family Actinomycetaceae comprises the following genera:[2]
- Actinobaculum Lawson et al. 1997
- "Actinomonospora" Castellani et al. 1959
- Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)
- Actinotignum Yassin et al. 2015
- "Ancrocorticia" Xu et al. 2019
- Arcanobacterium Collins et al. 1983
- Boudabousia Nouioui et al. 2018
- Bowdeniella corrig. Nouioui et al. 2018
- Buchananella Nouioui et al. 2018
- Flaviflexus Du et al. 2013
- Fudania Zhu et al. 2019
- Gleimia Nouioui et al. 2018
- Mobiluncus Spiegel and Roberts 1984
- "Neoactinobaculum" Belkacemi et al. 2019
- Pauljensenia Nouioui et al. 2018
- Peptidiphaga Beall et al. 2021
- Schaalia Nouioui et al. 2018
- "Scrofimicrobium" Wylensek et al. 2020
- Trueperella Yassin et al. 2011
- Varibaculum Hall et al. 2003
- Winkia Nouioui et al. 2018
Phylogeny
editThe currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN).[2] The phylogeny is based on whole-genome analysis.[3][a]
Notes
edit- ^ Flaviflexus, Fudania, and Peptidiphaga are not included in this phylogenetic tree.
References
edit- ^ Buchanan RE (1918). "Studies in the Nomenclature and Classification of the Bacteria: VIII. The Subgroups and Genera of the Actinomycetales". J Bacteriol. 3 (4): 403–406. doi:10.1128/jb.3.4.403-406.1918. PMC 378768. PMID 16558803.
- ^ a b Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Actinomycetaceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ Nouioui I, Carro L, García-López M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Göker M (2018). "Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria". Front. Microbiol. 9: 2007. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.02007. PMC 6113628. PMID 30186281.
External links
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122155/http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Main/Classification/111575.htm
- Kilian M (August 1978). "Rapid identification of Actinomycetaceae and related bacteria". J. Clin. Microbiol. 8 (2): 127–33. doi:10.1128/jcm.8.2.127-133.1978. PMC 275167. PMID 100505.
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