Planomonospora

Planomonospora is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria).

Etymology

The name Planomonospora is derived from ancient Greek. Planos meaning wanderer or vagabond, monos meaning solitary, single and spora meaning a seed, or in biological context a spore. The name therefore describes a motile organism with a single endospore.^[2]

Species

The genus contains four species.^[1]

• Planomonospora alba Mertz 1994
• Planomonospora parontospora Thiemann et al. 1967
• Planomonospora sphaerica Mertz 1994
• Planomonospora venezuelensis Thiemann 1970

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References