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Name: "Chitinolyticbacter" Hao et al. 2011
Etymology: Chi.ti.no.ly.tic.bac’ter. N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; N.L. adj. olytic -a, dissolving, used as subst. dissolver; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Chitinolyticbacter, rod that degrades chitin
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Chitinolyticbacter-), khi-ti-no-ly-tik-BAK-ter
Type species: "Chitinolyticbacter meiyuanensis" Hao et al. 2011
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Hao Z, Cai Y, Liao X, Liang X, Liu J, Fang Z, Hu M, Zhang D. Chitinolyticbacter meiyuanensis SYBC-H1T, gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitin-degrading bacterium isolated from soil. Curr Microbiol 2011; 62:1732-1738.
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Chitinolyticbacter albus" Zhang et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Chitinolyticbacter meiyuanensis" Hao et al. 2011 | not validly published | preferred name |
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: 521826