Name: Andreprevotia chitinilytica Weon et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chi.ti.ni.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, dissolving; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. chitinilytica, chitin-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … k^hi-ti-ni-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 18519; JS11-7; KACC 11608

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ836355 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Weon HY, Kim BY, Yoo SH, Joa JH, Kwon SW, Kim WG. Andreprevotia chitinilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from forest soil from Halla Mountain, Jeju Island, Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1572-1575. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Andreprevotia Weon et al. 2007. Publication: Weon HY, Kim BY, Yoo SH, Joa JH, Kwon SW, Kim WG. Andreprevotia chitinilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from forest soil from Halla Mountain, Jeju Island, Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1572-1575. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Andreprevotia Weon et al. 2007

Assigned by: Weon HY, Kim BY, Yoo SH, Joa JH, Kwon SW, Kim WG. Andreprevotia chitinilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from forest soil from Halla Mountain, Jeju Island, Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1572-1575. 🇰🇷

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