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Diplocalyx is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum. The genus was originally established in 1968 on the basis of differential morphology when compared to other spirochete species. No species within it has been successfully grown in culture. Up to now there is only on species of this genus known (Diplocalyx calotermitidis).

See also

• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera

References

1. Bermudes, D; Chase, D; Margulis, L (Jul 1988). "Morphology as a basis for taxonomy of large spirochetes symbiotic in wood-eating cockroaches and termites: Pillotina gen. nov., nom. rev.; Pillotina calotermitidis sp. nov., nom. rev.; Diplocalyx gen. nov., nom. rev.; Diplocalyx calotermitidis sp. nov., nom. rev.; Hollandina gen. nov., nom.[TRUNCATED]". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 38 (3): 291–302. doi:10.1099/00207713-38-3-291. PMID 11542253.
2. Margulis, Lynn; Hinkle, Gregory (1992). "Large Symbiotic Spirochetes: Clevelandina, Cristispira, Diplocalyx, Hollandina, and Pillotina". The Prokaryotes. Springer New York. pp. 3965–3978. ISBN 978-1-4757-2193-5.
3. LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de

External links

• LPSN: Genus Diplocalyx

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