Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum

Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Oxalobacteraceae
Genus: Janthinobacterium
Species: J. agaricidamnosum
Binomial name
Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum
Lincoln et al. 1999[1]
Type strain
CCUG 43140, CIP 106332, DSM 9628, DSMZ 3945, IAM 14973, ICMP 16941, JCM 21444, NBRC 102515, NCPPB 3945, W1r3, W1R3[2]

Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum is an bacterium of the family Oxalobacteraceae and the genus Janthinobacterium that causes a soft rot disease of Agaricus bisporus.[3] Because of this ability, it could help treating diseases caused by fungi in humans.[4] Analyses have shown that jagaricin, a substance which is produced by J. agaricidamnosum, could have a major part for its antimycotic activity.[5]

Etymology

J. agaricidamnosum comes from the Latin word agaricum, which means fungus and the Latin verb damnous, which means destruction (damnosusum = destructive). Agaricidamnosum = damaging mushroom.[6]

References

  1. http://eol.org/pages/976893/overview
  2. http://www.straininfo.net/taxa/5717
  3. "Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum sp. nov., a soft rot pathogen of Agaricus bisporus". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 49 Pt 4: 1577–89. Oct 1999. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-4-1577. PMID 10555339.
  4. http://www.chemanager-online.com/themen/forschung-labor/vom-fauligen-pilz-zum-therapeutikum
  5. http://www.webnews.de/1373975/jagaricin-verursacht-nassfaeule
  6. http://www.bacterio.cict.fr/ijk/janthinobacterium.html


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