Name: Anaerocolumna chitinilytica Ueki et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chi.ti.ni.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. chitinilytica, chitin-decomposing

Pronunciation, gender: k^hi-ti-ni-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CTTW; DSM 110036; NBRC 112102

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16S rRNA gene: LC020489 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ueki A, Tonouchi A, Kaku N, Ueki K. Anaerocolumna chitinilytica sp. nov., a chitin-decomposing anaerobic bacterium isolated from anoxic soil subjected to biological soil disinfestation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4999.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5130.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Anaerocolumna Ueki et al. 2016

Assigned by: Ueki A, Tonouchi A, Kaku N, Ueki K. Anaerocolumna chitinilytica sp. nov., a chitin-decomposing anaerobic bacterium isolated from anoxic soil subjected to biological soil disinfestation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4999.

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