Species Cellulomonas chitinilytica

Name: Cellulomonas chitinilytica Yoon et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chi.ti.ni.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. chitinilytica, decomposing chitin

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kel-lu-LO-mo-nas khi-ti-ni-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 17922; JCM 16927; KCTC 19133; X.bu-b

16S rRNA gene: AB268586 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Yoon MH, Ten LN, Im WT, Lee ST. Cellulomonas chitinilytica sp. nov., a chitinolytic bacterium isolated from cattle-farm compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1878-1884. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2473-2474.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Cellulomonas Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Yoon MH, Ten LN, Im WT, Lee ST. Cellulomonas chitinilytica sp. nov., a chitinolytic bacterium isolated from cattle-farm compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1878-1884. 🇰🇷

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