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Genus Chthonobacter
Name: Chthonobacter Kim et al. 2017
Etymology: Chtho.no.bac’ter. Gr. fem. n. chthôn, soil; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod (from Gr. bakterion); N.L. masc. n. Chthonobacter, a rod-shaped soil bacterium
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Chthonobacter-), khtho-no-BAK-ter
Type species: Chthonobacter albigriseus Kim et al. 2017
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Kim D, Kang K, Ahn TY. Chthonobacter albigriseus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from grass-field soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:883-888. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2079-2080.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Kim et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the family Methylocystaceae Bowman 2006.
Publication:
Kim D, Kang K, Ahn TY. Chthonobacter albigriseus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from grass-field soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:883-888.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 2; CGMCC: 1; JCM: 1; CCTCC: 1.
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🧕 Kim et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the family Methylocystaceae Bowman 2006.
Publication:
Kim D, Kang K, Ahn TY. Chthonobacter albigriseus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from grass-field soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:883-888.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Chthonobacter albigriseus Kim et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Chthonobacter rhizosphaerae Liu et al. 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Pleomorphomonadaceae Hördt et al. 2020
Assigned by:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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Record number: 519158
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