Genus Chitinimonas
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Chitinimonas Chang et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Chitinimonas taiwanensis Chang et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; L. fem. n. monas, unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Chitinimonas, a chitin-utilizing monad.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 98. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1005-1006.
Effective publication: CHANG (S.C.), WANG (J.T.), VANDAMME (P.), HWANG (J.H.), CHANG (P.S.) and CHEN (W.M.): Chitinimonas taiwanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel chitinolytic bacterium isolated from a freshwater pond for shrimp culture. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2004, 27, 43-49.
Validation List no. 98 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Chitinimonas Chang et al. 2004 emend. Kim et al. 2006.
Reference: KIM (B.Y.), WEON (H.Y.), YOO (S.H.), CHEN (W.M.), KWON (S.W.), GO (S.J.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Chitinimonas koreensis sp. nov., isolated from greenhouse soil in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1761-1764.
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Chitinimonas koreensis Kim et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R2A43-10 = DSM 17726 = KACC 11467.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ256728.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. koreensis, of Korea, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: KIM (B.Y.), WEON (H.Y.), YOO (S.H.), CHEN (W.M.), KWON (S.W.), GO (S.J.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Chitinimonas koreensis sp. nov., isolated from greenhouse soil in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1761-1764.
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Chitinimonas lacunae Yang et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) H2=KCTC 52574=LMG 29894.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX886358.
Etymology: L. fem. gen. n. lacunae, of a pond; referring to the isolation of the type strain). Cells are gram-negative, non-motile, and rod-shaped (0.3 to 0.4 μm in diameter and 1.1 to 1.4 μm in length.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: YANG, D. J., CHOI, H. S. and HONG, J. K. 2017. Chitinimonas lacunae sp. nov., isolated from artificial pond in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4323-4327.
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Chitinimonas naiadis Padakandla and Chae 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AR2=JCM 31504=KCTC 42755.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT184596.
Etymology: L. fem. gen. n. naiadis, of a Naiad, a water-nymph of the Greek mythology living in the flowing water.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 178. List of novel names and novel combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 4291-4293.
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Effective publication: PADAKANDLA, S. R. and CHAE, J. C. 2017. Chitinimonas naiadis sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater river. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 27, 1300-1305.
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Chitinimonas prasina Li et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LY03=MCCC 1F01209=KCTC 32574.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF948515.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. prasina, green.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: LI, Y., ZHU, H., LAI, Q., LEI, X., CHEN, Z., ZHANG, H., TIAN, Y., ZHENG, W. and ZHENG, T. 2014. Chitinimonas prasina sp. nov., isolated from lake water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3005-3009.
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Chitinimonas taiwanensis Chang et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) cf = BCRC (formerly CCRC) 17210 = LMG 22011.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY323827.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. taiwanensis, of Taiwan, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 98. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1005-1006.
Effective publication: CHANG (S.C.), WANG (J.T.), VANDAMME (P.), HWANG (J.H.), CHANG (P.S.) and CHEN (W.M.): Chitinimonas taiwanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel chitinolytic bacterium isolated from a freshwater pond for shrimp culture. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2004, 27, 43-49.
Validation List no. 98 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Chitinimonas viridis Joung et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HMD2169=KCTC 22839=CECT 7703.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ354569.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. viridis, green, greenish, referring to the green-coloured cells.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: JOUNG, Y., LEE, B.-I., KANG, H., KIM, H. and JOH, K. 2014. Chitinimonas viridis sp. nov., isolated from a mesotrophic artificial lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1123-1126.
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