Lyticum Preer et al. 1982
General information
Name
Lyticum
Valid publication
1982
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Proteobacteria.
Alphaproteobacteria.
Rickettsiales.
Lyticum
Nomenclature type
Lyticum flagellatum
Etymology
N.L. adj. <i>lyticus</i> -<i>a</i> -<i>um</i> (from Gr. adj. <i>lutikos</i> -<i>ê</i> -<i>on</i>), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. n. <i>Lyticum</i>, dissolver.
Description and emendation
Original Description
expand / minimize
Large gram-negative, flagellated rods, straight, curved, or spiral. Width 0.6 to 0.8 μm; length of single forms 3.0 to 5.0 μm. Numerous peritrichous flagella, with little or no mobility. Culture free of Paramecium impossible or exceedingly difficult. Produce very labile toxins which kill very quickly by lysis. Sensitices affected by lysis are all within syngens 3,5, and 9 of Paramecium aurelia. G+C is 45 to 49% (Bd).
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M022502130001001 | Lyticum flagellatum | Species | 1332058 |
M022502130001002 | Lyticum sinuosum | Species | 1332059 |
References
1
Preer Jr., J.R., Preer, L.B., and Jurand, A. Kappa and other endosymbionts in Paramecium aurelia. Bacteriol. Rev. (1974) 38:113-163.[PMID:4599970]
[PMCID:PMC413848]
2
Preer Jr., J.R., and Preer, L.B. Revival of names of protozoan endosymbionts and proposal of Holospora caryophila nom. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1982) 32:140-141.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-32-1-140]