Name: Chania multitudinisentens Ee et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mul.ti.tu.di.ni.sen’tens. L. fem. n. multitudo (gen. multitudinis), a large number, crowd; N.L. pres. part. sentens, feeling [probably better: sentiens]; N.L. fem. part. adj. multitudinisentens, crowd-sensing

Pronunciation, gender: mul-ti-tu-di-ni-SEN-tens, feminine

Type strain: DSM 28811; LMG 28304; RB 25

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KJ081442 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ee R, Madhaiyan M, Ji L, Lim YL, Nor NM, Tee KK, Chen JW, Yin WF. Chania multitudinisentens gen. nov., sp. nov., an N-acyl-homoserine-lactone-producing bacterium in the family Enterobacteriaceae isolated from landfill site soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2297-2304.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3765-3767.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Serratia multitudinisentens" Lim et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Chania Ee et al. 2016. Publication: Ee R, Madhaiyan M, Ji L, Lim YL, Nor NM, Tee KK, Chen JW, Yin WF. Chania multitudinisentens gen. nov., sp. nov., an N-acyl-homoserine-lactone-producing bacterium in the family Enterobacteriaceae isolated from landfill site soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2297-2304.
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Chania Ee et al. 2016

Assigned by: Ee R, Madhaiyan M, Ji L, Lim YL, Nor NM, Tee KK, Chen JW, Yin WF. Chania multitudinisentens gen. nov., sp. nov., an N-acyl-homoserine-lactone-producing bacterium in the family Enterobacteriaceae isolated from landfill site soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2297-2304.

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