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{{Short description|Genus of bacteria}}
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{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Actinosynnema
| authority = Hasegawa et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)<ref name="ijs.sgmjournals.org"/>
| type_species = ''Actinosynnema mirum''
| type_species_authority = Hasegawa et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text.
}}

'''''Actinosynnema''''' is a genus in the phylum [[Biology:Actinomycetota|Actinomycetota]] ([[Biology:Bacteria|Bacteria]]).<ref>{{lpsn|classificationac.html|Classification of Genera AC}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name ''Actinosynnema'' derives from:<br/>Greek noun ''{{transl|grc|aktis, aktinos}} ({{lang|grc|ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος}})'', beam =actinomycete-like bacterium; Greek prep. ''syn'', in company with, together with; Greek noun ''nema'', thread; N.Greek noun ''synnema'', threads wrapping together, synnema; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun ''Actinosynnema'', indicates a synnema-forming actinomycete.<ref name=main>{{lpsn|a/actinosynnema.html|Actinosynnema}}</ref>

==Species==
The genus contains 2 species, namely<ref name=main/>
* ''A. mirum'' <small>Hasegawa et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)</small> ([[Social:Latin|Latin]] neuter gender adjective ''mirum'', marvellous, wonderful.)<ref name="ijs.sgmjournals.org">{{cite journal|doi=10.1099/00207713-28-2-304 |title=New Genus of the Actinomycetales: Actinosynnema gen. Nov |journal=International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=304 |year=1978 |last1=Hasegawa |first1=T. |last2=Lechevalier |first2=M. P. |last3=Lechevalier |first3=H. A. |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* ''A. pretiosum'' <small>Hasegawa et al. 1983</small> ([[Social:Latin|Latin]] neuter gender adjective ''pretiosum'', precious.)<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1099/00207713-33-2-314 |title=Motile Actinomycetes: Actinosynnema pretiosum subsp. Pretiosum sp. Nov., subsp. Nov., and Actinosynnema pretiosum subsp. Auranticum subsp. Nov |journal=International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=314 |year=1983 |last1=Hasegawa |first1=T. |last2=Tanida |first2=S. |last3=Hatano |first3=K. |last4=Higashide |first4=E. |last5=Yoneda |first5=M. |doi-access=free }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Biology:Bacterial taxonomy|Bacterial taxonomy]]
* [[Biology:Microbiology|Microbiology]]

==References==
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[[Category:Bacteria genera]]

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