| Lyticum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Proteobacteria" |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rickettsiales |
| Genus: | Lyticum |
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Latin flagellatum |
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Lyticum is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).
The name Lyticum derives from:
New Latin adjective lyticus -a -um (from Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός) -ē -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin neuter gender noun Lyticum, dissolver.
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely