Tenericutes
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| Tenericutes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Tenericutes Murray 1984[1] |
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Tenericutes (tener cutis: soft skin) is a phylum of bacteria that contains the Class Mollicutes. The name was validated in 1984 as a new division (= phylum).[3][4][5] The Tenericutes lack a cell wall and therefore are Gram negative. Notable genera includes the Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma.
References[edit]
- ^ Murray, R.G.E. (1984). "The higher taxa, or, a place for everything...?" pp. 31-34. In N.R. Krieg and J.G. Holt (eds.) Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, vol. 1. The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore.
- ^ J.P. Euzéby. "Tenericutes". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ Validation of the Publication of New Names and New Combinations ... Int. J. of Sust. Bact.; July 1984, p. 355-357
- ^ "Tenericutes". Taxonomy Browser. NCBI. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ Ludwig, W.; Schleifer, K.-H., and Whitman, W.B. (In press, release in 2009). "Revised road map to the phylum Firmicutes". In P. De Vos et al. (eds.) Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed., vol. 3 (The Firmicutes). Springer-Verlag, New York. ISBN 0-387-95041-9 Revised Road Map to the Phylum Firmicutes
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