Alloscardovia is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria).
Etymology The name Alloscardovia derives from: Greek adjective allos, different; New Latin feminine gender noun Scardovia, a bacterial generic name; New Latin feminine gender noun Alloscardovia, organism related to, but different from, Scardovia and related genera.
Species The genus contains a single species, namely A. omnicolens ( Huys et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective omnis, every; Latin v. colere, to dwell; Latin participle adjective colens, dwelling; New Latin participle adjective omnicolens.
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