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Genus Amantichitinum
Name: Amantichitinum Moß et al. 2013
Etymology: A.man.ti.chi.ti’num. L. pres. part. amans, loving; N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; N.L. neut. n. Amantichitinum, loving-chitin (bacterium)
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Amantichitin-), a-man-ti-khi-TI-num
Type species: Amantichitinum ursilacus Moß et al. 2013
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Moss KS, Hartmann SC, Muller I, Fritz C, Krugener S, Zibek S, Hirth T, Rupp S. Amantichitinum ursilacus gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitin-degrading bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:98-103. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1211-1213.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Moss et al. (2013) assigned this genus to the family Neisseriaceae Prévot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Moss KS, Hartmann SC, Muller I, Fritz C, Krugener S, Zibek S, Hirth T, Rupp S. Amantichitinum ursilacus gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitin-degrading bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:98-103. 🇩🇪
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; CIP: 1.
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🧕 Moss et al. (2013) assigned this genus to the family Neisseriaceae Prévot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Moss KS, Hartmann SC, Muller I, Fritz C, Krugener S, Zibek S, Hirth T, Rupp S. Amantichitinum ursilacus gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitin-degrading bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:98-103.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Amantichitinum ursilacus Moß et al. 2013 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Chitinibacteraceae Chen et al. 2022
Assigned by:
Chen S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics and molecular signatures support division of the order Neisseriales into emended families Neisseriaceae and Chromobacteriaceae and three new families Aquaspirillaceae fam. nov., Chitinibacteraceae fam. nov., and Leeiaceae fam. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126251. 🇨🇦
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Record number: 518293
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