sideharsosidoksella

Sideharsosidoksella is a fictional genus of bacteria created for illustrative purposes in microbiology and taxonomy education. It does not correspond to a currently recognized taxon in standard databases.

Etymology and classification: The name combines elements intended to evoke chemical side chains and structural features, with the suffix -ella denoting a genus. In this fictional construct, sideharsosidoksella is placed in the domain Bacteria, phylum Actinobacteria, class Actinobacteria, order Micrococcales, and family Sideharsosidoksselaceae. The genus authority is given to Imaginary et al. 2023, and the type species is Sideharsosidoksella forestii.

Description: Sideharsosidoksella comprises Gram-positive, non-sporulating, non-motile cocci that form light-yellow to beige colonies on routine agar. It is described as a facultative anaerobe with moderate salt tolerance. In the fictional ecology, it is commonly found in temperate forest soils associated with plant roots.

Research and significance: The case of sideharsosidoksella is used to illustrate polyphasic taxonomy, combining phenotypic tests, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and genome-based metrics. In real education, it demonstrates how newly proposed taxa are evaluated and accepted or rejected by the broader scientific community.

See also: Taxonomy; Microbiology; Polyphasic taxonomy; Fictional organisms.

References: This article is a fictional example; no primary literature exists.